Section 71 — Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992: Disability living allowance.

Disability living allowance. 71 1 Disability living allowance shall consist of a care component and a mobility component.

2 A person’s entitlement to a disability living allowance may be an entitlement to either component or to both of them.

3 A person may be awarded either component for a fixed period or for an indefinite period , but if his award of a disability living allowance consists of both components, he may not be awarded the components for different fixed periods.

4 The weekly rate of a person’s disability living allowance for a week for which he has only been awarded one component is the appropriate weekly rate for that component as determined in accordance with this Act or regulations under it.

5 The weekly rate of a person’s disability living allowance for a week for which he has been awarded both components is the aggregate of the appropriate weekly rates for the two components as so determined.

6 A person shall not be entitled to a disability living allowance unless he satisfies prescribed conditions as to residence and presence in Great Britain.

7 A person shall not be entitled to a disability living allowance while they are entitled to pension age disability payment, adult disability payment , Scottish adult disability living allowance or child disability payment .