Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 19943

1

In regulation 8 of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 19944 (limit of earnings from councillor’s allowance) for the sum “£66.00” there shall be substituted the sum “£67.50”.

2

In regulation 18(4) of those Regulations (re-claim of incapacity benefit after absence from Great Britain by claimant incapacitated in youth)—

a

sub-paragraph (c) shall be omitted;

b

for sub-paragraph (d) there shall be substituted—

d

who made his claim for benefit on a day not later than 3 months from the end of the period of 196 days described in sub-paragraph (b).