# Social Security Act 1975, Paragraph 9


Where a person claims unemployment benefit, he shall be deemed to satisfy the first contribution condition for the benefit if on a previous claim for any short-term benefit (other than a widow's allowance) he has satisfied the first contribution condition for that benefit, by virtue of paragraph 8 above, with contributions of a class relevant to unemployment benefit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/14/schedule/3/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1975/schedule-3/paragraph-9
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