Article 2 Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987

In regulation 6 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 (date of claim)^f1—

(a)

in paragraph (22), in sub-paragraph (d) of the definition of “qualifying benefit” for “Scottish disability benefit” substitute “Scottish disability or carer benefit”;

(b)

in paragraph (38)(b)—

(i)

for “Scottish disability benefit” substitute “Scottish disability or carer benefit”;

(ii)

omit the “or” after paragraph (iii);

(iii)

after paragraph (iv) insert

“; or

(v)

carer support payment within the meaning of regulation 2 of the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023^f2.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1987/1968; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2002/428, 2022/177, 2024/919 and 2025/227.
f2: S.S.I. 2023/302.