The Social Security (Abolition of Injury Benefit) (Consequential) Regulations 1983

Sickness benefit in respect of industrial injury—persons over pensionable age

14.—(1) This regulation applies in the case of a person who—

(a) is entitled, by virtue of section 50A(1) of the 1975 Act, to sickness benefit under section 14(2)(b) of that Act; and

(b) is not also entitled to sickness benefit under section 14(2)(c) of that Act.

(2) In a case to which this regulation applies, the weekly rate at which sickness benefit is payable shall be the rate set out in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 4 to the 1975 Act, or, if higher, the rate at which, apart from this regulation, that benefit would be payable to the person concerned under section 14(6) of that Act.

(1)

Section 50A was inserted into the 1975 Act by the Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982 (c. 24), section 39(4).