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13.—(1) Where a person who was entitled to a transitional award of short-term incapacity benefit becomes entitled to the higher rate of short-term incapacity benefit by virtue of section 30C(6) of the 1992 Act M1 and the rate of that benefit is less than the rate at which the transitional award of incapacity benefit would have been payable had he not ceased to be entitled to that award, incapacity benefit shall be payable at the latter rate until—
(a)in the case where the transitional award included an increase under regulation 15(1), the conditions in regulation 15(3) are no longer satisfied;
(b)in any other case, the rate of short-term incapacity benefit under section 30B of the 1992 Act together with any increase under section 86A of that Act (increase for adult dependants) equals or exceeds that rate.
(2) Where a person—
(a)at any time in a period of not more than 57 days immediately before the appointed day or at any time in a period of not more than 57 days immediately after the appointed day attends a training course of the type specified in regulation 7(1)(f) of the Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit Regulations (days when a person is attending a training course not to be treated as days of incapacity for work) M2; and
(b)had been entitled to sickness benefit in a period of interruption of employment [F1occurring in whole or in part in a period] not exceeding 57 days prior to the first day of attendance on the training course; and
(c)within a period not exceeding 57 days beginning on the day after the last day of attendance on the training course he becomes entitled to incapacity benefit by virtue of sections 30A, 40 or 41 of the 1992 Act M3; and
(d)the rate of short-term incapacity benefit is less than the rate at which a transitional award of short-term incapacity benefit would have been payable had the period of entitlement to sickness benefit referred to in sub-paragraph (b) been running at the appointed day,
incapacity benefit shall be payable at the latter rate until, in the case where the transitional award would have included an increase under regulation 15(1), the conditions in regulation 15(3) are no longer satisfied, and in any other case, the rate of short-term incapacity benefit under section 30B of the 1992 Act together with any increase under section 86A of that Act equals or exceeds that rate.
(3) For the purpose of paragraph (2), days of attendance on a training course referred to in that paragraph shall be treated as days of incapacity for work.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 13(2)(b) substituted (3.4.1995) by The Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/987), regs. 1(2), 3(2)
Marginal Citations
M1Section 30C(6) was inserted into the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 by section 3(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994.
M2S. I. 1983/1598; regulation 7(1)(f) was amended by the Employment Act 1989 (c.38), Schedule 5 paragraphs 1 and 4 and S.I. 1991/387.
M3Section 30A was inserted into the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 by section 1(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994. Sections 40 and 41 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 were amended by section 11 of, Schedule 1, paragraphs 9 and 10 to, the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994.
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