Section 84 — Welfare Reform Act 2012: No entitlement to daily living component where UK is not competent state

No entitlement to daily living component where UK is not competent state 84 1 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.

2 Each of the following is a “ relevant EU Regulation ” for the purposes of this section—

a 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;

b 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.