Regulation 3 Amendment of the Social Security (Severe Disablement Allowance) Regulations 1984h

The Social Security (Severe Disablement Allowance) Regulations 1984^f1shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

In regulation 2 (interpretation) after paragraph (1B) there shall be inserted—

“(1C)

In these Regulations—

• “voluntary body” means a body the activities of which are carried out otherwise than for the purpose of profit; and

• “volunteer” means a person who is engaged in voluntary work with a charity or voluntary body, or who is engaged in voluntary work otherwise than for a member of his family, where the only payment received by him or due to be paid to him by virtue of being so engaged, is a payment in respect of any expenses reasonably incurred by him in the course of being so engaged.”.

In regulation 9(d)(iii) (disqualification for severe disablement allowance) at the end of head (cc) there shall be inserted the word “or” and after that head there shall be inserted—

“(dd)

work undertaken as a volunteer for less than 16 hours in the week in which it is performed,”.