Part I circumstances in which persons are treated as being or not being severely disabled

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

• Sch. 1 para. 4 words substituted by Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Carer’s Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) 2026 art. 42(4)(a)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(a)(iii) words inserted by Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) 2016 reg. 31(7)(a)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(b) words inserted by Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) 2016 reg. 31(7)(b)(i)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(b) words inserted by Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) 2016 reg. 31(7)(b)(ii)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(c)(iv) words inserted by Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) 2016 reg. 31(7)(c)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(2)(c) words inserted by Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) 2016 reg. 31(7)(d)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(4) inserted by Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) 2016 reg. 31(7)(e)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(a)(i) words substituted by Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) 2016 reg. 25(4)(a)(i)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(b)(i) words substituted by Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) 2016 reg. 25(4)(a)(ii)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(c)(i) words substituted by Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) 2016 reg. 25(4)(a)(iii)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(2)(a) words substituted by Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) 2016 reg. 25(4)(a)(iv)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(2)(ba) inserted by Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) 2016 reg. 25(4)(a)(v)
• Sch. 1 para. 2(2)(a) words substituted by Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) 2016 reg. 25(4)(b)
• Sch. 1 para. 2(2)(f) words inserted by Housing Benefit and State Pension Credit (Temporary Absence) 2017 reg. 4(7)
• Sch. 1 para. 2(2)(f) words substituted by Housing Benefit and State Pension Credit (Temporary Absence) 2017 reg. 4(7)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(2)(bb) words substituted by Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) 2022 art. 8(2)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(a)(i) comma substituted for word by Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) 2022 art. 23(3)(a)(i)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(a)(i) words inserted by Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) 2022 art. 23(3)(a)(ii)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(b)(i) comma substituted for word by Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) 2022 art. 23(3)(b)(i)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(b)(i) words inserted by Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) 2022 art. 23(3)(b)(ii)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(c)(i) comma substituted for word by Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) 2022 art. 23(3)(c)(i)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(c)(i) words inserted by Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) 2022 art. 23(3)(c)(ii)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(2)(a) comma substituted for word by Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) 2022 art. 23(3)(d)(i)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(2)(a) words inserted by Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) 2022 art. 23(3)(d)(ii)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(2)(bb) inserted by Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) 2022 art. 23(3)(e)
• Sch. 1 para. 2(2)(a) comma substituted for word by Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) 2022 art. 23(3)(f)(i)
• Sch. 1 para. 2(2)(a) words inserted by Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) 2022 art. 23(3)(f)(ii)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(a)(iii) words inserted by Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) Regulations 2023 2023 art. 38(6)(a)(i)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(b) words inserted by Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) Regulations 2023 2023 art. 38(6)(a)(ii)(aa)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(b) words inserted by Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) Regulations 2023 2023 art. 38(6)(a)(ii)(bb)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(c)(iv) words inserted by Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) Regulations 2023 2023 art. 38(6)(a)(iii)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(2)(c) words inserted by Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) Regulations 2023 2023 art. 38(6)(a)(iv)
• Sch. 1 para. 4(2) words inserted by Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) Regulations 2023 2023 art. 38(6)(b)(i)
• Sch. 1 para. 4(3) words inserted by Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) Regulations 2023 2023 art. 38(6)(b)(ii)
• Sch. 1 para. 4(4) words inserted by Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) Regulations 2023 2023 art. 38(6)(b)(iii)
• Sch. 1 para. 5 words inserted by Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) Regulations 2023 2023 art. 38(6)(c)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(a)(i) words inserted by Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) 2024 art. 25(3)(a)(i)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(b)(i) words inserted by Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) 2024 art. 25(3)(a)(i)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(c)(i) words inserted by Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) 2024 art. 25(3)(a)(i)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(2)(a) words inserted by Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) 2024 art. 25(3)(a)(ii)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(2)(bc) inserted by Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) 2024 art. 25(3)(a)(iii)
• Sch. 1 para. 2(2)(a) words inserted by Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) 2024 art. 25(3)(b)
• Sch. 1 para. 4(5) inserted by Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Carer’s Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) 2026 art. 42(4)(b)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(a)(i) words inserted by Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) 2025 art. 26(3)(a)(i)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(b)(i) words inserted by Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) 2025 art. 26(3)(a)(i)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(c)(i) words inserted by Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) 2025 art. 26(3)(a)(i)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(2)(a) words inserted by Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) 2025 art. 26(3)(a)(ii)
• Sch. 1 para. 1(2)(bd) inserted by Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) 2025 art. 26(3)(a)(iii)
• Sch. 1 para. 2(2)(a) words inserted by Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) 2025 art. 26(3)(b)