Article 2 Amendment of the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976

(1)

The Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 9(2)(b) (conditions relating to residence and presence in Great Britain)—

(a)

after paragraph (ii), insert—

“(iia)

the care component of Scottish adult disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate in accordance with regulation 6(4) of the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025^f2;”;

(b)

omit the “or” after paragraph (iiia);

(c)

after paragraph (iv), insert—

“;

(iva)

the care component of child disability payment at the middle or highest rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021^f3; or

(ivb)

the daily living component of adult disability payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with regulation 5 of the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022^f4.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1976/409; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2013/388 and 2013/591. There are also amendments made to regulation 9 by S.S.I. 2023/346, 2024/311 and 2024/141, but they extend to, and apply in, Scotland only.
f2: S.S.I. 2025/3.
f3: S.S.I. 2021/174.
f4: S.S.I. 2022/54.