Regulation 6 Unemployment or sickness benefit at reduced rates for persons who do not satisfy the contribution conditions in full

In the case of a claim to which regulation 3 applies, where the claimant would be entitled to unemployment or sickness benefit but for the fact that the relevant contribution conditions are not satisfied as respects the number of contributions under the 1965 Act paid or credited in respect of the relevant contribution year, he shall be entitled to unemployment or sickness benefit as the case may be during the transitional period in accordance with paragraph (2) if at least 26 such contributions of the appropriate class or their equivalent have been paid or credited in respect of that year.

Where the full weekly rate of benefit or increase of benefit for an adult dependant under Schedule 4 to the 1973 Act is at one of the rates set out at the head of columns 2, 3 and 4 of Schedule 2 to these regulations, then the benefit or increase of benefit under paragraph (1) shall be at the reduced weekly rate specified in that column which corresponds to the number of contributions under the 1965 Act of the appropriate class paid or credited in the relevant contribution year as shown in column 1 of that Schedule.

In this regulation “the relevant contribution year” means the last complete contribution year before the beginning of the benefit year which includes the day for which benefit is claimed.