The Social Security (Introduction of Disability Living Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992

Separate awards of attendance allowance and mobility allowance

11.—(1) Where—

(a) a person has an award of attendance allowance terminated or cancelled in accordance with Part II of these regulations and an award of mobility allowance terminated or cancelled in accordance with regulation 7; and

(b) awards of disability living allowance are treated as made in accordance with Parts II and III of these Regulations,

those awards shall be separate awards.

(2) Where a person—

(a) has an award of attendance allowance or mobility allowance, but not both, for a period commencing before 6th April 1992;

(b) in accordance with Parts II and III of these regulations is treated, as from 6th April 1992, as having one award of disability living allowance consisting of either the care component or the mobility component;

(c) claims, or is treated as claiming, disability living allowance but only in respect of the component which is not the subject of the award mentioned in sub-paragraph (b); and

(d) is awarded disability living allowance for that component on that claim for a period commencing on or after 6th April 1992, but before 5th April 1993,

the award so made shall be in addition to the award of disability living allowance treated as arising under Parts II and III of these regulations.