# The Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982, Regulation 44: Payment by way of unemployability supplement and in respect of the need of constant attendance and in respect of exceptionally severe disablement to certain former constables and firemen


(1) The following provisions of this regulation shall apply to a former constable or fireman who is or has been on or after 5 July 1948 entitled as such former constable or fireman to payments on account of an injury pension payable under or by virtue of any enactment in respect of an injury received or disease contracted by him before that date or in respect of his retirement in consequence of such an injury or disease.
(2) If as the result of the said injury or disease he could, for the purposes of section 58, be treated as being incapable of work and likely to remain permanently so incapable, he shall have, as from 19 May 1955, the like right to payments under the Act by way of unemployability supplement as if the injury or disease were one in respect of which a disablement pension were for the time being payable.
(3) A person shall not be entitled under the provisions of paragraph (2) to payment during any period for which he is entitled to an increase of disablement pension by way of unemployability supplement under section 58 or under regulation 42.
(4) For the purpose of this regulation, the meaning in section 59(2) (increase of unemployability supplement by reference to the beneficiary's age on qualifying date) of the “qualifying date” shall be the same as that prescribed by regulation 42(3) in relation to persons entitled to payments by way of unemployability supplement.
(5) The provisions of regulation 43 of these regulations (which confer a right in certain cases to payments in respect of constant attendance and in respect of exceptionally severe disablement) shall apply to him as they apply to a person who is or has been entitled on or after 5 July 1948 to weekly payments under the Workmen's Compensation Acts.
(6) In this regulation—
“former constable or fireman” means a person who has been—
(a)a member of a police force maintained for any police area mentioned in Schedule 8 of the Police Act 1964 or maintained by virtue of any scheme under that Act or under the Police (Scotland) Act 1967;
(b)a special constable appointed under the Police Act 1964 or in Scotland under the Police (Scotland) Act 1967, or the corresponding provisions of any local Act;
(c)a member of a fire brigade maintained by a local authority, or
(d)a member of the National Fire Service.
“injury pension” includes any pension or similar benefit payable in respect of a person's employment or former employment, being a pension or benefit which would not be payable or be payable at a lesser rate but for an injury or disease referable to that employment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1982/1408/regulation/44 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-general-benefit-regulations-1982/regulation-44
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