# The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit)(Transitional) Regulations 1995, Regulation 27: Transition from a six day benefit to a seven day benefit


Where a payment of an award of sickness benefit, invalidity benefit or severe disablement allowance would have been made in respect of a six day period ending on—
(i) 13 April 1995, had the 1994 Act not come into force, the rate of the transitional award of short-term or long-term incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance in respect of that day shall be 1/6th of the appropriate weekly rate of that benefit or allowance in force on the appointed day;
(ii) 14 April 1995, had the 1994 Act not come into force, the rate of the transitional award of short-term or long-term incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance in respect of 13 April and 14 April 1995 shall, in respect of each such day, be 1/6th of the appropriate weekly rate of that benefit or allowance in force on the appointed day.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/310/regulation/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-incapacity-benefittransitional-regulations-1995/regulation-27
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