SCHEDULE 9 Personal Independence Payment: Amendments
Welfare Reform Act 2012 (2012 c 5) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 9 Personal Independence Payment: Amendments

Section 91

Transport Act 1982 (c 49)

1

In section 70 of the Transport Act 1982 (payments in respect of applicants for exemption from wearing seat belts), in subsection (2), after paragraph (a) there is inserted—

“(ab)     those in receipt of personal independence payment;â€.

Child Support Act 1991 (c 48)

2

In section 8 of the Child Support Act 1991 (role of courts with respect to maintenance for children), in subsection (8)(a), at the beginning there is inserted “an allowance under Part 4 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (personal independence payment) orâ€.

Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c 4)

3

The Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 is amended as follows.

4

In section 30B (incapacity benefit: rate), in subsection (4), after paragraph (a) there is inserted—

“(aa)     is entitled to the daily living component of personal independence payment at a rate designated by regulations under this paragraph, orâ€.

5

(1)     Section 64 (entitlement to attendance allowance) is amended as follows.

(2)     In subsection (1), for “the care component of a disability living allowance†there is substituted “an allowance within subsection (1A)â€.

(3)

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