{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-transitional-provisions-regulations-2008/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-transitional-provisions-regulations-2008/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2008/795",
  "legislation_title": "The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-transitional-provisions-regulations-2008",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Claim for existing award",
  "text": "(1) A claim for incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance or income support on the grounds of disability, whenever made, in respect of a period which begins on or after the appointed day, is to be treated as a claim for an employment and support allowance.\n(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to—\n(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(d) a claim for income support on the grounds of disability made by a claimant who is entitled to incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance; or\n(e) a claim for incapacity benefit made by a claimant who is entitled to income support on the grounds of disability.\n(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply insofar as a claim is treated as a claim for ..., maternity allowance or carer's allowance under regulation 9(1) of and Part 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 (claims treated as claimed in addition or in the alternative).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 2(2)(a)-(c) revoked (31.1.2011) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1907), regs. 1(3), 24 (with reg. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 2(2)(d) - Reg. 2(2)(e) added (26.10.2008) by Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2783), regs. 1, 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(3) omitted (1.10.2010) by virtue of Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No.2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1907), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 68 (with reg. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 1987/1968 relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/522, 1990/2208, 1991/2741, 1992/2593, 1994/2943, 1996/1460, 1999/2572, 2000/1483, 2002/2497, 2005/1551."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/795/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:32:56.461115+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}