Regulation 55A Periods of sickness and persons receiving treatment outside Great BritainF1
A person—
who is temporarily absent from Great Britain in the circumstances prescribed by regulation 50(6AA) or, as the case may be, (6C); and
who proves to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that he is unable to work on account of some specific disease or disablement; and
but for his disease or disablement, would satisfy the requirements for entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance other than those specified in section 1(2)(a), (c) and (f) (available for and actively seeking employment and capable of work F3or not having limited capability for work),
shall be treated during that period of temporary absence abroad as capable of work F4or as not having limited capability for work, except where that person has stated in writing before that period of temporary absence abroad begins that immediately before the beginning of the period of that temporary absence abroad he has claimed F5...F6, employment and support allowance....
The evidence which is required for the purposes of paragraph (1)(c) is a declaration made by that person in writing, in a form approved for the purposes by the Secretary of State, that he will be unfit for work from a date or for a period specified in the declaration.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Reg. 55A inserted (4.10.2004) by The Social Security (Income Support and Jobseeker’s Allowance) Amendment Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1869), regs. 1, 3(6)
- F2
Words in reg. 55A(1)(a) omitted (22.10.2012) by virtue of The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2568), regs. 1(1), 5(11)
- F3
Words in reg. 55A(1)(d) inserted (27.10.2008) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1554), regs. 1(2)(b), 3(10)(a)
- F4
Words in reg. 55A(1) inserted (27.10.2008) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1554), regs. 1(2)(b), 3(10)(b)
- F5
Words in reg. 55A(1) omitted (31.1.2011) by SI 2010/1907 Sch. 4 para. 1A(2) (as inserted by The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2430), regs. 1(3), 19(2))
- F6
Words in reg. 55A(1) inserted (27.10.2008) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1554), regs. 1(2)(b), 3(10)(c)
Modifications
- C1
Reg. 55A(1)(a) modified (22.11.2010) by The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Work for Your Benefit Pilot Scheme) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1222), regs. 1(2), 18(d)
Notes on the whole SI
Textual amendments
- F1
- F2
Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision: it is cited because it contains powers exercised in these Regulations in the definitions of “employment", “jobseeker's period", “pensionable age", “pensionable payments", “training" and “work" and because of the meaning assigned to the words “prescribed" and “regulations".
- F3
1992 c.5; section 191 is an interpretation provision and it is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed".
- F4
1992 c.4; sections 171D and 171G(2) were inserted by the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c.18), section 6(1) and have effect for the purposes of the Jobseekers Act 1995 by virtue of paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to that Act. Section 171G(2) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed".
- F5
See section 173(5)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5).