The Personal Independence Payment (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2013/387 |
- “the Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012;
- “the 1987 Regulations” means the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 ;
- “the 1991 Regulations” means the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991 ;
- “the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 ;
- “the 1998 Act” means the Social Security Act 1998 ;
- “the 1999 Regulations” means the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999 ;
- “the Claims and Payments Regulations” means the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013 ;
- “the PIP Regulations” means the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013 ;
- “the Decisions and Appeals Regulations” means the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2013 ;
- “appropriate office” has the meaning given by regulation 2 (interpretation) of the Claims and Payments Regulations;
- “assessment determination” means the determination, under regulation 4 (assessment of ability to carry out activities) of the PIP Regulations, of a claim for personal independence payment made by a transfer claimant;
- “change of circumstances” means a change of circumstances which a person might reasonably have been expected to know might affect the continuance of that person's entitlement to disability living allowance (by ending entitlement to one component or both components or resulting in entitlement to one or both components being at a different rate) ;
- “component”, in relation to disability living allowance, means one of the components of disability living allowance referred to in section 71 (disability living allowance) of the 1992 Act;
- “disability living allowance” means the benefit known by that name that is provided for in sections 71 to 76 of the 1992 Act;
- “DLA entitled person” means a person aged 16 or over who is entitled to either component or both components of disability living allowance;
- “electronic communication” has the meaning given by subsection (1) of section 15 (general interpretation) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 ;
- F44“exempt person” means a DLA entitled person in respect of whom, by virtue of regulation 8(2B) or 12A(3) of the 1991 Regulations (person under the age of 18 on the day of entry into hospital) , a disability living allowance is payable even though they are maintained free of charge while undergoing medical or other treatment as an in-patient in a hospital or other similar institution;
- “notified person” means a DLA entitled person who has been sent a notification by the Secretary of State under regulation 3(1) ;
- “pay day”, in relation to disability living allowance, means—
- (a) in the case of a payment of disability living allowance in respect of a period to which paragraph (2) of regulation 25 of the 1987 Regulations applies, the day on which the payment is made in accordance with paragraph (1) of that regulation ;
- (b) in the case of any other payment of disability living allowance, the day on which the allowance is payable in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 (days for payment of long term benefits) to the 1987 Regulations.
- F32“relevant date” means the date, specified by the Secretary of State in relation to any category of DLA entitled person, from which the Secretary of State is satisfied that satisfactory arrangements will be in place to assess the entitlement of persons in that category to personal independence payment;
- “transfer claimant” means a person who is either—
- (a) a notified person who has claimed personal independence payment in response to a notification sent by the Secretary of State under regulation 3(1) , or
- (b) a voluntary transfer claimant;
- “voluntary transfer claimant” means a DLA entitled person who has claimed personal independence payment under regulation 4.
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