Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 16th March 2017.

Amendment of the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013

2. —(1)Schedule 1 (personal independence payment assessment) to the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013( 3 ) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 1 of Part 1 (interpretation)—

(a) in the defined term “manage medication or therapy”, omit “or therapy”;

(b) in the definition of that term, omit “or undertake therapy”;

(c) after that definition insert—

“ “manage therapy” means undertake therapy, where a failure to do so is likely to result in a deterioration in C’s health; ” ;

(d) in the defined term “monitor health”, for “monitor health” substitute “monitor a health condition”;

(e) in the definition of “therapy”, after paragraph (b) insert (as full-out words)—

“ but does not include taking or applying, or otherwise receiving or administering, medication (whether orally, topically or by any other means), or any action which, in C’s case, falls within the definition of “monitor a health condition”; ” .

(3) In the table in Part 2 (daily living activities), in relation to activity 3 (managing therapy or monitoring a health condition), in descriptor b—

(a) for “either” substitute “any one or more of the following”;

(b) between paragraphs (i) and (ii), omit “or”;

(c) in paragraph (ii) omit “or monitor a health condition”;

(d) at the end insert—

“ (iii) supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to monitor a health condition. ” .

(4) In the table in Part 3 (mobility activities), in relation to activity 1 (planning and following journeys), in descriptors c, d and f, for “Cannot” substitute “For reasons other than psychological distress, cannot”.