15.—(1) No deduction is to be made under paragraph 13 in the case of—
(a)any renter who is a single person to whom sub-paragraph (2) applies; or
(b)any joint renter where at least one joint renter is a person to whom sub-paragraph (2) applies.
(2) This sub-paragraph applies to—
(a)a person who is F1... blind;
(b)a person in receipt of the care component of disability living allowance at the middle or highest rate;
(c)a person in receipt of attendance allowance;
(d)a person in receipt of the daily living component of personal independence payment;
(e)a person who is entitled to a payment within paragraph (b), (c) or (d) but is not receiving it under, as the case may be—
(i)regulation 8 of the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991 M1,
(ii)regulation 6 of the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations 1991 M2,
(iii)regulation 21 of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982 M3, or
(iv)regulations under section 86 of the Act (payment of personal independence payment while a person is a hospital in-patient).
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F1Words in Sch. 4 para. 15(2)(a) omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments (No.2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2888), regs. 1(1), 3(1)(c)
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