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Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Incapacity benefit

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Point in time view as at 08/01/2001.

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Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, Cross Heading: Incapacity benefit is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

[F1Incapacity benefit]N.I.

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[F23(1)This paragraph and paragraph 4 below have effect to exclude, where a period of entitlement as between an employee and an employer of his comes to an end, the provisions by virtue of which short-term incapacity benefit is not paid for the first three days.N.I.

(2)If the first day immediately following the day on which the period of entitlement came to an end—

(a)is a day of incapacity for work in relation to that employee; and

(b)is not a day in relation to which paragraph 1 above applies by reason of any entitlement as between the employee and another employer,

that day shall, except in prescribed cases, be or form part of a period of incapacity for work notwithstanding section 30C(1)(b) above (by virtue of which a period of incapacity for work must be at least 4 days long).

(3)Where each of the first two consecutive days, or the first three consecutive days, following the day on which the period of entitlement came to an end is a day to which paragraphs (a) and (b) of sub-paragraph (2) above apply, that sub-paragraph has effect in relation to the second day or, as the case may be, in relation to the second and third days, as it has effect in relation to the first.]

[F34(1)Where a period of entitlement as between an employee and an employer of his comes to an end, section 30A(3) above (exclusion of benefit for first 3 days of period) does not apply in relation to any day which—N.I.

(a)is or forms part of a period of incapacity for work (whether by virtue of paragraph 3 above or otherwise); and

(b)falls within the period of 57 days immediately following the day on which the period of entitlement came to an end.

(2)Where sub-paragraph (1) above applies in relation to a day, section 30A(3) above does not apply in relation to any later day in the same period of incapacity for work.]

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