{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-scotland-act-2018-disability-and-carer-benefits-consequential-amendments-order-2026/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/679",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability and Carer Benefits) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-scotland-act-2018-disability-and-carer-benefits-consequential-amendments-order-2026",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987",
  "text": "In regulation 6 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 (date of claim)—\n(a) in paragraph (22), in sub-paragraph (d) of the definition of “qualifying benefit” for “Scottish disability benefit” substitute “Scottish disability or carer benefit”;\n(b) in paragraph (38)(b)—\n(i) for “Scottish disability benefit” substitute “Scottish disability or carer benefit”;\n(ii) omit the “or” after paragraph (iii);\n(iii) after paragraph (iv) insert\n“; or\n(v) carer support payment within the meaning of regulation 2 of the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1987/1968; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2002/428, 2022/177, 2024/919 and 2025/227."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.S.I. 2023/302."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/679/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:59:25.955213+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}