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PART 2CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Amendment of the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations

7.  In regulation 9(2) of the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1976(1) (conditions relating to residence and presence in Northern Ireland), for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

(b)if his absence is temporary and for the specific purpose of caring for the severely disabled person who is also absent from Northern Ireland and where any of the following is payable in respect of that disabled person for that day—

(i)armed forces independence payment under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011,

(ii)attendance allowance,

(iii)the care component of disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate,

(iv)the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard or enhanced rate prescribed in accordance with Article 83(3) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015, or

(v)a payment specified in regulation 3(1) of these Regulations..

(1)

S.R. 1976 No. 99; regulation 9(2)(b) was amended by regulation 2 of S.R. 1992 No. 6 and Article 11(2) of S.I. 2013/3021