# The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability and Carer Benefits) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2026, Article 7: Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006


(1) The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 31(11) (treatment of child care charges), after sub-paragraph (eb), insert—
“(ec) an adult disability payment was payable on account of the other member’s incapacity but has ceased to be payable in accordance with regulation 28 of the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to adult disability payment);”.
(3) In Schedule 3 (applicable amounts), in paragraph 6(6)(a) after “regulation 5 of the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022” insert “, the care component of child disability payment at the highest or middle rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations ”.
(4) In Schedule 4 (sums disregarded from claimant’s earnings), after paragraph 5(1)(a)(iva), insert—
“(ivb) adult disability payment;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/679/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-scotland-act-2018-disability-and-carer-benefits-consequential-amendments-order-2026/article-7
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