# The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2025, Article 25: Amendment of the Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002


(1) The Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation), after the definition of “relevant authority”, insert—
““Scottish adult disability living allowance” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025;”;
(3) In regulation 5(1)(h) (meaning of “person in hardship”)—
(a) in head (i), after “Benefits Act”, insert “, 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”;
(b) in head (ii), after “disability living allowance”, insert “, 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”.
(4) In regulation 11(2)(e) (meaning of “couple in hardship”)—
(a) in head (i), after “Benefits Act”, insert “, 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”;
(b) in head (ii), after “disability living allowance”, insert “, 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”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/227/article/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-scotland-act-2018-disability-assistance-consequential-amendments-order-2025/article-25
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