Child Disability Payment decision making guide

Residence criteria for the protected cohort

The criteria which apply to individuals in the protected cohort are that the applicant:

  • is habitually resident in the UK, or habitually resident in an EEA member state other than the UK, or habitually resident in Switzerland. See Habitual Residence in the Common Travel Area, above
  • is subject to Title III of Part 2 of the Withdrawal Agreement. See Personal Scope of the EU Coordination Rules, above
  • where they live in an EEA member state, Switzerland, or in some cases Ireland or Gibraltar, has a ‘genuine and sufficient link’ to Scotland (see below) (CDP regs, reg. 9(2)(c))

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