Section 84: No entitlement to daily living component where UK is not competent state

Welfare Reform Act 2012 · 2012 c. 5View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 4: Personal independence payment

A person to whom a relevant EU Regulation applies is not entitled to the daily living component for a period unless during that period the United Kingdom is competent for payment of sickness benefits in cash to the person for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Title III of the Regulation in question.

Each of the following is a "relevant EU Regulation" for the purposes of this section—

Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 , as amended from time to time, on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community;
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 , as amended from time to time, on the coordination of social security systems.

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