Regulation 4 Claim for a period before the appointed dayI1

Northern Ireland

Where—

(a)

(i)

before the appointed day a person purports to make a claim, or

(ii)

on or after the appointed day a person makes a claim,

for an employment and support allowance for a period beginning before the appointed day; and

(b)

it appears to the Department that the person would be entitled to incapacity benefit or income support on the grounds of disability if that person made a claim for it in accordance with section 1(1)(a) of the Administration Act,

the purported claim or claim may be treated by the Department as a claim in the alternative for incapacity benefit or income support on the grounds of disability.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 4 in operation at 27.7.2008, see reg. 1(1)