The Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2013/377 |
| Year | 2013 |
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013.(2) These Regulations come into force in relation to a particular case on the day on which Part 4 of the Act comes into force in relation to that case In these Regulations— (1) For the purposes of section 78(4) of the Act and these Regulations, daily living activities are the activities set out in column 1 of the table in Part 2 of Schedule 1.(2) For the purposes of section 79(4) of the Act and these Regulations, mobility activities are the activities set out in column 1 of the table in Part 3 of Schedule 1.(1) For the purposes of section 77(2) and section 78 or 79, as the case may be, of the Act, whether C has limited or severely limited ability to carry out daily living or mobility activities, as a result of C's physical or mental condition, is to be determined on the basis of an assessment.on the basis of C's ability whilst wearing or using any aid or appliance which C normally wears or uses; oras if C were wearing or using any aid or appliance which C could reasonably be expected to wear or use.safely;to an acceptable standard;repeatedly; andwithin a reasonable time period.(3) Where C has been assessed as having severely limited ability to carry out activities, C is not to be treated as also having limited ability in relation to the same activities.“safely” means in a manner unlikely to cause harm to C or to another person, either during or after completion of the activity;“repeatedly” means as often as the activity being assessed is reasonably required to be completed; and“reasonable time period” means no more than twice as long as the maximum period that a person without a physical or mental condition which limits that person’s ability to carry out the activity in question would normally take to complete that activity.(1) The score C obtains in relation to daily living activities is determined by adding together the number of points (if any) awarded for each activity listed in column 1 of the table in Part 2 of Schedule 1 (“the daily living activities table”) .(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1) , the number of points awarded to C for each activity listed in column 1 of the daily living activities table is the number shown in column 3 of the table against whichever of the descriptors set out in column 2 of the table for the activity applies to C under regulation 7.limited ability to carry out daily living activities where C obtains a score of at least 8 points in relation to daily living activities; andseverely limited ability to carry out daily living activities where C obtains a score of at least 12 points in relation to daily living activities.(1) The score C obtains in relation to mobility activities is determined by adding together the number of points (if any) awarded for each activity listed in column 1 of the table in Part 3 of Schedule 1 (“the mobility activities table”) .(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1) , the number of points awarded to C for each activity listed in column 1 of the mobility activities table is the number shown in column 3 of the table against whichever of the descriptors set out in column 2 of the table for the activity applies to C under regulation 7.limited ability to carry out mobility activities where C obtains a score of at least 8 points in relation to mobility activities; andseverely limited ability to carry out mobility activities where C obtains a score of at least 12 points in relation to mobility activities.
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