Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Act 2022

Rules to apply where death expected within 12 months

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• (1) In section 66 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (rules for attendance allowance in cases where death can reasonably be expected within 6 months), in subsection (2)(a) (meaning of “terminally ill” in relation to attendance allowance and disability living allowance), for “6” substitute “12”.

• (2) In section 82 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (rules for personal independence payment in cases where death can reasonably be expected within 6 months), in subsection (4) (meaning of “terminally ill”), for “6” substitute “12”.

• (3) In the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/381), in regulation 2, in the definition of “terminally ill”, for the words from “expected” to the end substitute “expected within 12 months”.

Extent, commencement and short title

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• (1) This Act extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

• (2) Section 1 comes into force on such day or days as the Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument appoint.

• (3) Regulations under subsection (2) may contain such transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

• (4) This section comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.

• (5) This Act may be cited as the Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Act 2022.

Rules to apply where death expected within 12 months

Editorial notes

[^key-3454a41b8634ea3160ac954b7ccf436c]: S. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 2(2)

[^key-ece8b94db8020f8c8efd89d565167cf1]: S. 2 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 2(4)

[^key-d51ed98b9ea16d7db0bbcf8397746fdf]: S. 1 in force at 3.4.2023 by S.I. 2023/383, reg. 2