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These Regulations amend the definition of “terminally ill” for the purposes of universal credit and employment and support allowance. They amend the definition such that a person is “terminally ill” where their death, as a result of a progressive disease, can reasonably be expected within 12 months, as opposed to 6 months prior to the amendment.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
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