{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-transitional-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-transitional-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2008/283",
  "legislation_title": "The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-transitional-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2008",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Claim for an existing benefit",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), 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 (Northern Ireland) 1987 (benefit claimed and other benefit which may be treated as if claimed in addition or in the alternative).",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 2(2)(a)-(c) omitted (31.1.2011) by virtue of The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions and Housing Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/312), regs. 1, 24(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 2(2)(d)(e) added (26.10.2008) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/429), regs. 1, 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(3) omitted (31.1.2011) by virtue of The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions and Housing Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/312), regs. 1, 24(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 2 in operation at 27.7.2008, see reg. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 1987 No. 465; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1994 No. 456, S.R. 1996 No. 354, S.R. 2001 No. 108, S.R. 2002 No. 323 and S.R. 2005 No. 299"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/283/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:35:40.860529+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."
}