{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefit-members-of-the-forces-regulations-1975/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefit-members-of-the-forces-regulations-1975/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1975/493",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Benefit) (Members of the Forces) Regulations 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefit-members-of-the-forces-regulations-1975",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Unemployment, sickness and invalidity benefit and severe disablement allowance",
  "text": "A person shall not be entitled to ...an employment and support allowance, sickness benefit, invalidity benefit or a severe disablement allowance in respect of any day on which he is serving member of the forces, other than ...\n(a) a member of any territorial or reserve force mentioned in Part 1 of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 who is not undergoing training or instruction as such a member for a continuous period exceeding 72 consecutive hours...\n(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 and heading substituted (29.11.1984) by The Social Security (Severe Disablement Allowance) Regulations 1984 (S.I. 1984/1303), regs. 1, 13"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 omitted (30.7.2012) by virtue of The Social Security (Benefit) (Members of the Forces) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1656), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 inserted (27.10.2008) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1554), regs. 1(2)(b), 66"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 omitted (30.7.2012) by virtue of The Social Security (Benefit) (Members of the Forces) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1656), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(a) substituted (30.7.2012) by The Social Security (Benefit) (Members of the Forces) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1656), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Word in reg. 2(a) omitted (30.7.2012) by virtue of The Social Security (Benefit) (Members of the Forces) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1656), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Reg. 2(b) omitted (30.7.2012) by virtue of The Social Security (Benefit) (Members of the Forces) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1656), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 modified (7.10.1996) by The Social Security and Child Support (Jobseeker’s Allowance) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1345), regs. 1, 14(2); The references to unemployment benefit in the heading to this regulation is obsolete and replaced with jobeeker’s allowance as from 7.10.96"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 modified (13.4.95) by s. 13(2) of the S.S. (Incapacity for Work) Act 1995 (c. 18); provides that any reference to sickness benefit is to be construed as short-term incapacity benefit at the lower rate, and that any reference to invalidity benefit is to be construed as short-term incapacity benefit at the higher rate or long-term incapacity benefit."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 2 in force at 6.4.1975, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/493/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T21:12:52.189995+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."
}