Amendment of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 19992

In regulation 7 of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 19996(date from which a decision superseded takes effect)—

a

at the beginning of paragraph (9) insert “Except where paragraph (9A) applies,”;

b

after paragraph (9) insert—

9A

Where—

a

on or after 8th March 2001, the claimant had an award of attendance allowance, carer’s allowance, or the care component of disability living allowance;

b

the Secretary of State made a superseding decision in accordance with regulation 6(2)(a) to end that award on the ground that there had been, or it was anticipated that there would be, a relevant change of circumstances as a result of the claimant moving, or planning to move, from Great Britain to an EEA state or Switzerland; and

c

the Secretary of State supersedes that decision in accordance with regulation 6(2)(b)(i) on the ground that it was erroneous in point of law,

the superseding decision referred to in sub-paragraph (c) shall take effect from 18th October 2007.