CHAPTER 3SSPECIAL RULES FOR TERMINAL ILLNESS CASES
No minimum periodS
9SThe regulations may not make the eligibility of an individual who has a terminal illness depend on the individual having had the illness for any length of time.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 para. 9 in force at 8.10.2020 by S.S.I. 2020/295, reg. 2(c)
No requirement for assessmentS
10SThe regulations may not make the eligibility of an individual who has a terminal illness depend on the individual producing any evidence of that fact beyond a diagnosis by [F1an appropriate healthcare professional (see paragraph 1(2C))].
Textual Amendments
F1Words in sch. 5 para. 10 substituted (26.7.2021) by Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 18), ss. 11(2)(b), 18(2)(3); S.S.I. 2021/232, reg. 2(e)
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 5 para. 10 in force at 8.10.2020 by S.S.I. 2020/295, reg. 2(c)
Eligibility from date of applicationS
11SThe regulations must be framed so that an individual who applies for disability assistance on the basis of having a terminal illness, and does have a terminal illness, is eligible, at the latest, from the day the application is made.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 5 para. 11 in force at 8.10.2020 by S.S.I. 2020/295, reg. 2(c)
Entitlement to maximum amountS
12SThe regulations must be framed so that an individual who is eligible by reason of having a terminal illness is entitled to the maximum amount of the assistance that the individual is eligible for.
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 5 para. 12 in force at 8.10.2020 by S.S.I. 2020/295, reg. 2(c)