# The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008, Regulation 3: Claim by person entitled or potentially entitled to existing award


(1) A person who is entitled to an existing award is excluded from making a claim for an employment and support allowance.
(2) A claim for an employment and support allowance made by a person who would be entitled to an existing award if that person made a claim described in regulation 2(2), is to be treated as a claim for that award.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/795/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-transitional-provisions-regulations-2008/regulation-3
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