Paragraph 14 Exempt renters

(1)

No deduction is to be made under paragraph 12 in the case of—

(a)

any renter who is a single person to whom sub-paragraph (2) applies; or

(b)

any joint renter where at least one joint renter is a person to whom sub-paragraph (2) applies.

(2)

This sub-paragraph applies to a person—

(a)

who is blind;

(b)

in receipt of the care component of disability living allowance at the middle or highest rate;

F1(ba)

in receipt of the care component of child disability payment at the middle or highest rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations;

F2(bb)

F3... in receipt of 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;

(c)

in receipt of attendance allowance;

F4(ca)

in receipt of pension age disability payment;

(d)

in receipt of the daily living component of a personal independence payment;

F5(da)

F6... in receipt of the daily living component of adult disability payment at the standard or enhanced rate;

(e)

who is entitled to a payment within paragraph (b) F7, (bb) , (c) F8, F9(ca), (d) or (da) but is not receiving it under, as the case may be—

(i)

regulation 8 of the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 M1,

(ii)

regulation 6 of the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 M2,

(iii)

regulation 19 of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984 M3, F10...

(iv)

regulations under Article 91 of the Order (hospital in-patients). F11...

F12(v)

regulation 28 (effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to Adult Disability Payment) of the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022 , F13...

F14(vi)

regulation 20 (effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to pension age disability payment) of the Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 2024F15, or

(vii)

regulation 23 (effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to Scottish adult disability living allowance) of the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 4 para. 14(2)(ba) inserted (26.7.2021) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance for Children and Young People) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/786), art. 1(2), Sch. 12 para. 8(3)
F2: Sch. 4 para. 14(2)(bb) inserted (21.3.2025) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/227), arts. 1(1), 32(8)(b)(i)
F3: Words in Sch. 4 para. 14(2)(bb) omitted (16.7.2026) by virtue of The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability and Carer Benefits) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/679), arts. 1(1), 17
F4: Sch. 4 para. 14(2)(ca) inserted (21.10.2024) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/919), arts. 1(1), 30(7)(b)(i)
F5: Sch. 4 para. 14(2)(da) inserted (21.3.2022) by The Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/177), arts. 1(2), 28(8)(c)
F6: Words in Sch. 4 para. 14(2)(da) omitted (16.7.2026) by virtue of The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability and Carer Benefits) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/679), arts. 1(1), 17
F7: Word in Sch. 4 para. 14(2)(e) inserted (21.3.2025) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/227), arts. 1(1), 32(8)(b)(ii)(aa)
F8: Words in Sch. 4 para. 14(2)(e) substituted (21.3.2022) by The Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/177), arts. 1(2), 28(8)(d)(i)
F9: Word in Sch. 4 para. 14(2)(e) inserted (21.10.2024) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/919), arts. 1(1), 30(7)(b)(ii)(aa)
F10: Word in Sch. 4 para. 14(2)(e)(iii) omitted (21.3.2022) by virtue of The Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/177), arts. 1(2), 28(8)(d)(ii)
F11: Word in Sch. 4 para. 14(2)(e)(iv) omitted (21.10.2024) by virtue of The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/919), arts. 1(1), 30(7)(b)(ii)(bb)
F12: Sch. 4 para. 14(2)(e)(v) and word inserted (21.3.2022) by The Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/177), arts. 1(2), 28(8)(d)(iii)
F13: Word in Sch. 4 para. 14(2)(e) omitted (21.3.2025) by virtue of The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/227), arts. 1(1), 32(8)(b)(ii)(bb)
F14: Sch. 4 para. 14(2)(e)(vi) and word inserted (21.10.2024) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/919), arts. 1(1), 30(7)(b)(ii)(cc)
F15: Sch. 4 para. 14(2)(e)(vii) and word inserted (21.3.2025) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/227), arts. 1(1), 32(8)(b)(ii)(cc)

Marginal citations

M1: SR. 1992 No. 32; regulation 8 was amended by regulation 3(2) of S.R. 1992 No. 481, regulation 4(2) of S.R. 1999 No. 221 and regulation 3(2) of S.R. 2000 No. 195.
M2: S.R. 1992 No. 20; regulation 6 was amended by regulation 2(2) of S.R. 1992 No. 481, regulation 3 of S.R. 1999 No. 221 and regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2000 No. 195.
M3: S.R. 1984 No. 92.