These Regulations further amend the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975 (“the 1975 Regulations”).

Regulation 2(2) amends regulation 8B of the 1975 Regulations to provide that days on which a person would have been disqualified for receiving incapacity benefit in accordance with regulations made under section 30C of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4), had there otherwise been an entitlement to that benefit by virtue of section 30A of that Act, do not count as days of incapacity for the award of credits. Regulation 8B is also amended to provide for the award of credits in respect of any part of a week during which an unemployability allowance was payable under the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983 (S.I.1983/883) or the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983 (S.I.1983/686).

Regulation 2(3) substitutes regulation 9C of the 1975 Regulations to provide for an award of credits in respect of any week during which a person was paid statutory adoption pay or statutory maternity pay.

These Regulations do not impose any costs on business.