2.—(1) A period of entitlement to a qualifying benefit comprises only days on which a person is entitled to, or treated as entitled to, a qualifying benefit.
(2) Subject to paragraph (4), any two or more periods of entitlement to a qualifying benefit separated by an intervening period specified in paragraph (3) shall link together to form a single period of entitlement to a qualifying benefit.
(3) The intervening periods specified in this paragraph are—
(a)any connecting period for the purposes of regulation 4;
(b)any period of not more than 12 weeks falling between—
(i)two periods of entitlement to a qualifying benefit;
(ii)two connecting periods;
(iii)a connecting period and a period of entitlement to a qualifying benefit;
(c)any period—
(i)in respect of which a person is summoned for jury service and is required to attend court; and
(ii)which immediately follows a day of entitlement to a qualifying benefit and is immediately followed by a day of entitlement to a qualifying benefit.
(4) A period of entitlement to a qualifying benefit which would, but for this paragraph, have continued shall end—
(a)where the applicant satisfies the work condition and claims a bonus, on the last day of entitlement to a qualifying benefit which precedes the day on which he first satisfies those requirements;
(b)where the applicant satisfies the condition in regulation 7(4) or (5) (requirements for a bonus) and claims a bonus, on the last day of entitlement to a qualifying benefit which precedes the day on which he first satisfies that condition;
(c)where a bonus is paid in anticipation of an applicant satisfying either of the conditions specified in regulation 7(4)(b) or the condition specified in regulation 7(5)(c), but the applicant then fails to satisfy the relevant condition, on the last day taken into account in determining the award of the qualifying benefit in respect of which the bonus is paid;
(d)where a bonus is paid in anticipation of an applicant or his partner satisfying the work condition, but the work condition is then not satisfied, on the last day taken into account in determining the award of the qualifying benefit in respect of which the bonus is paid;
(e)where the person dies, on the date of his death.]
Textual Amendments
F1Instrument revoked (25.10.2004) by The Social Security (Back to Work Bonus and Lone Parent Run-on) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1589), reg. 8 (with reg. 10)