The Employment and Support Allowance (Duration of Contributory Allowance) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2012

Amendment to the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

5.  After regulation 3(5H) of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999(1) (revision of decisions) insert—

(5I) Where—

(a)a decision to terminate a person’s entitlement to a contributory employment and support allowance is made because of section 1A of the Welfare Reform Act (duration of contributory allowance); and

(b)it is subsequently determined, in relation to the period of entitlement before that decision, that the person had or is treated as having had limited capability for work-related activity,

the decision to terminate that entitlement may be revised..

(1)

S.I. 1999/991. Paragraph (5H) was inserted, with paragraph (5G), by regulation 12(b) of S.I. 2011/2425.