The Social Security (Residence and Presence Requirements) (Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights and Lebanon) (Scotland) Regulations 2023

Amendment of the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013

3.—(1) Regulation 23A of the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013(1) (refugees and certain persons with leave to enter and remain in the United Kingdom) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (f), omit “or”, and

(b) after sub-paragraph (g), insert—

“, or

(h) leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom granted under or outside the immigration rules, a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning given in section 2 of the Immigration Act 1971 or does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with section 3ZA of that Act, where C—

(i) was residing in Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights or Lebanon immediately before 7 October 2023, and

(ii) left Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights or Lebanon in connection with the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel on 7 October 2023 or the violence which rapidly escalated in the region following the attack”.

(1)

S.I. 2013/377. Regulation 23A was inserted by S.I. 2017/1015 and relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2021/320, S.S.I. 2022/108, S.S.I. 2022/336 and S.S.I. 2023/149.