# The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2025, Article 35: Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016


(1) The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 94 (meaning of “person in hardship”)—
(a) in paragraph (3)(b) and (c)(ii), after “disability living allowance”, insert “, Scottish adult disability living allowance”;
(b) in paragraph (7)—
(i) in the definition of “care component”—
(aa) omit the “or” after sub-paragraph (a);
(bb) after sub-paragraph (b), insert—
“or
(c) the care component of Scottish adult disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate provided for in regulation 6(4) of the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025;”;
(ii) after the definition of “personal independence payment”, insert—
“;
“Scottish adult disability living allowance” has the meaning given in regulation 2 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/35 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-scotland-act-2018-disability-assistance-consequential-amendments-order-2025/article-35
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