Part 1Employment and support allowance
General
24Interpretation of Part 1
1
In this Part—
“claimant” means a person who has claimed an employment and support allowance;
“contributory allowance” has the meaning given by section 1(7);
“employment” and “employed” have the meanings prescribed for the purposes of this Part;
“entitled”, in relation to an employment and support allowance, is to be construed in accordance with—
- a
the provisions of this Act,
- b
section 1 of the Administration Act (entitlement dependent on making of claim), and
- c
section 27 of the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14) (restrictions on entitlement in certain cases of error);
- a
“income-related allowance” has the meaning given by section 1(7);
“income support” means income support under section 124 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
“limited capability for work” shall be construed in accordance with section 1(4);
“limited capability for work-related activity” shall be construed in accordance with section 2(5);
“period of limited capability for work” has the meaning prescribed for the purposes of this Part;
“prescribed” means specified in, or determined in accordance with, regulations;
“regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State;
“week” means a period of 7 days beginning with a Sunday or such other period of 7 days as may be prescribed;
“work-related activity” has the meaning given by section 13(7).
2
For the purposes of this Part, the assessment phase, in relation to a claimant, is the period—
a
beginning, subject to subsection (3), with the first day of the period for which he is entitled to an employment and support allowance, and
b
ending with such day as may be prescribed.
3
Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which the assessment phase is to begin with such day as may be prescribed.
4
For the purposes of this Part, a person is a member of the support group if he is a person in respect of whom it is determined that he has, or is to be treated as having, limited capability for work-related activity.