The Personal Independence Payment (Transitional Provisions) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2020

These Regulations amend the Personal Independence Payment (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/387) (“the 2013 Regulations”). In particular, provision is made to insert a new regulation 18A. This makes provision for DLA entitled persons who are in receipt of a fixed term award, reach the age of 16 on or after 1 September 2020, and are resident in Scotland. Where the fixed term period will expire within the period starting with the day before the person reaches the age of 16 and ending with the day before the person reaches the age of 18, the fixed term period is extended and shall instead expire on the day before the person reaches 18 years and 6 months, or where the 2013 Regulations have the effect that the person’s entitlement to disability living allowance terminates on an earlier day, on that day. This extension applies whether the person was resident in Scotland at the time they turned 16 or becomes resident in Scotland after this time.