The Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013

Amendment of the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002

28.—(1) The Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1)(2), in the appropriate place insert—

““personal independence payment” means personal independence payment under Part 4 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012;”.

(3) In regulation 9 (disability element and workers who are to be treated as at a disadvantage in getting a job)(3), after paragraph (4)(c) insert—

“(d) personal independence payment.”.

(4) In regulation 13 (entitlement to child care element of working tax credit), after paragraph (6)(h) insert—

“(i) personal independence payment.”.

(5) In regulation 14(4)—

(a) omit “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (b)(4); and

(b) after sub-paragraph (c) insert—

“; or

(d) personal independence payment is payable in respect of that child, or would be payable but for regulations under section 86(1) (hospital in-patients) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012”.

(6) In regulation 17 (severe disability element)—

(a) in paragraph (1) after “paragraph (2)” insert “or (3)”; and

(b) after paragraph (2) insert—

“(3) A person satisfies this paragraph if the enhanced rate of the daily living component of personal independence payment under section 78(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012—

(a) is payable in respect of that person; or

(b) would be so payable but for regulations made under section 86(1) (hospital in-patients) of that Act.”.

(1)

S.I. 2002/2005.

(2)

There are amendments to regulation 2(1) which are not relevant to these Regulations.

(3)

Regulation 9 was substituted by S.I. 2003/701. There are amendments to regulation 9 which are not relevant to these Regulations.

(4)

There are amendments to regulation 14(4)(b) which are not relevant to these Regulations.