The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2008

Amendment of the Social Security (Benefit) (Married Women and Widows Special Provisions) Regulations 1974

64.—(1) The Social Security (Benefit) (Married Women and Widows Special Provisions) Regulations 1974(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “the Industrial Injuries Act” insert—

““the Welfare Reform Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2007;”; and

(b) after the definition of “appropriate weekly rate” insert—

““contributory employment and support allowance” means a contributory allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act;”.

(3) In regulation 3(2) (modifications, etc.)—

(a) in the heading after “short-term incapacity benefit” insert “, contributory employment and support allowance”;

(b) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) after “the Act” add “or, in relation to contributory employment and support allowance, she shall be deemed to have satisfied the first condition referred to in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1 to the Welfare Reform Act”; and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) after “the Act” insert “or, in relation to contributory employment and support allowance, she shall be deemed to have satisfied the second condition referred to in paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Welfare Reform Act”; and

(c) in paragraph (5) after “short-term incapacity benefit” each time it appears insert “, contributory employment and support allowance”.

(1)

S.I. 1974/2010.

(2)

Regulation 3 was amended by S.I. 1978/508, 1989/893, 1995/829 and 1996/1345.