
PART 1
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(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Order 2022.
(2) This Order comes into force on 6th June 2022.
(3) This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
PART 2
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(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 2 (applicable amounts)—
(a) in paragraph 13(3A)(d) (severe disability premium), for “Disability for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022” substitute “Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022”;
(b) in paragraph 13A(1ZA)(d) (enhanced disability premium), for “Disability for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022” substitute “Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022”.
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(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 1 (applicable amounts)—
(a) in paragraph 20I(4)(d) (severe disability premium), for “Disability for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022” substitute “Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022”;
(b) in paragraph 20IA(1)(b) (enhanced disability premium), for “Disability for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022” substitute “Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022”.
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(1) The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 3 (applicable amounts)—
(a) in paragraph 6(7)(d) (severe disability premium) for “Disability for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022” substitute “Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022”;
(b) in paragraph 7(1)(ba) (enhanced disability premium) for “Disability for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022” substitute “Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022”.
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(1) The Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations 2012 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 64(2)(a)(v) (illness or disability of relevant other child) for “Disability for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022” substitute “Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022”.
PART 3
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(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 2 (applicable amounts)—
(a) in paragraph 13(3A)(d) (severe disability premium), for “Disability for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022” substitute “Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022”;
(b) in paragraph 13A(1ZA)(d) (enhanced disability premium), for “Disability for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022” substitute “Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022”;
(c) in paragraph 14(2) (disabled child premium) for “(aa) or (b), (d)” substitute “(aa), (b) or (d)”.
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(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 1 (applicable amounts)—
(a) in paragraph 15(5)(ab) (severe disability premium), after “of those Regulations be” omit “in”;
(b) in paragraph 20I(4)(d) (severe disability payment) for “Disability for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022” substitute “Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022”;
(c) in paragraph 20IA(1)(b) for “Disability for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022” substitute “Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022”.
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(1) The State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 1 (circumstances in which persons are treated as being or not being severely disabled) in paragraph 1(2)(bb), for “Disability for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022” substitute “Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022”;
(3) In Schedule 6 (sums disregarded from claimant’s earnings), in paragraph 4(1)(a), renumber head (viii), which was inserted by article 23(7) of the Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2022, as head (viia).
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(1) The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 73F(1)(g) (exception to the benefit cap: receipt of specified benefit), renumber head (v), which was inserted by article 24(5)(b) of the Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2022, as head (vi).
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(1) The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 4 (applicable amounts)—
(a) in paragraph 6 (severe disability premium)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (6)(a), for “Disability Assistance for” substitute “Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (7)(d), for “Disability for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022” substitute “Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022”;
(b) in paragraph 7(1)(c), for “Disability for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022” substitute “Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022”.
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(1) The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 4 (amounts), in paragraph 6(5)(d), for “as being in entitled” substitute “as being entitled”.
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(1) The Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 63 (illness or disability of relevant other child), in paragraph (2)(a)(v), for “Disability for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022” substitute “Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022”.
Chloe Smith
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
10th May 2022