http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/886/article/21/madeThe Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance, Young Carer Grants, Short-term Assistance and Winter Heating Assistance) (Consequential Provision and Modifications) Order 2021enKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2024-08-28CONSTITUTIONAL LAWDEVOLUTION, SCOTLANDSOCIAL SECURITY This Order amends social security legislation in the United Kingdom as a consequence of section 31 (disability assistance) and, insofar as it extends to Northern Ireland only, sections 24 (duty to give assistance), 28 (carer’s assistance), 30 (winter heating assistance) and 36 (short-term assistance) of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 9) (“the 2018 Act”) and regulations made under sections 28 and 31 of the 2018 Act. The regulations in relation to which consequential provision is made in this Order are the Carer’s Assistance (Young Carer Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/324), made under section 28 of the 2018 Act. Article 1(2) provides that this Order comes into force on 26th July 2021. The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance, Young Carer Grants, Short-term Assistance and Winter Heating Assistance) (Consequential Provision and Modifications) Order 2021 PART 4 21 1 The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 27 (meaning of “income”), after paragraph (1)(h)(xvd) insert— xve disability assistance given in accordance with regulations made under section 31 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018; . 3 In Part 1 of Schedule 7 (capital to be disregarded generally), in paragraph 21(2), after paragraph (q) insert— r disability assistance given in accordance with regulations made under section 31 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018; . S.R. 2006 No. 406; relevant amending instruments are S.I 2019/1060 and S.R. 2019 No. 195.