http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/310/regulation/5The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit)(Transitional) Regulations 1995texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseSOCIAL SECURITY2026-04-29Expert Participation2026-04-09
This Instrument contains the first regulations made under section 4 and section 7 of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18) (“the 1994 Act").
PART II PROVISIONS COMMON TO THE TRANSITION TO INCAPACITY BENEFIT FROM SICKNESS BENEFIT AND INVALIDITY BENEFIT Claims for sickness benefit or invalidity benefit made on or after the appointed day5Where a claim for sickness benefit or invalidity benefit is made on or after the appointed day in respect of a period of incapacity before the appointed day, the provisions in regulation 19 of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to, the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 (time for claiming benefit) in force on the appointed day shall be read as if the reference to incapacity benefit were a reference to sickness benefit or invalidity benefit.S. I. 1987/1968; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/522, 1989/1686, 1991/2741 and 2284, 1993/2113 and 1994/2943.