The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975

Credits for approved training

7.—(1) For the purposes of entitlement to any benefit by virtue of a person's contributions he shall, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), be entitled to a Class 1 credit in respect of each week in any part of which he was undergoing (otherwise than in pursuance of his employment as an employed earner) a course of full-time training approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this regulation.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall apply to a person only if—

(a) for at least 1 of the last 3 tax years ending before the course began his earnings factor derived from Class 1 and Class 2 contributions paid or credited amounted in the aggregate to at least 50 times the lower earnings limit for that year or in the circumstances of his case there is reasonable ground for waiving the foregoing requirement of this sub-paragraph;

(b) when the course began it was not intended to continue for more than 12 months or, if he was a disabled person within the meaning of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944 and the training was provided under the Employment and Training Act 1973, for such longer period as is reasonable in the circumstances of his case; and

(c) he had attained the age of 18 before the beginning of the tax year in which the week in question began.

(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a woman in respect of any week in any part of which she was a married woman in respect of whom an election made by her under regulations made under section 130(2) had effect.