Regulation 2 Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994

After regulation 5 of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 M1 (night workers) there shall be inserted–

“ Calculating periods of incapacity for work for welfare to work beneficiaries

5A

For the purposes of incapacity benefit, in the case of a person who has been determined in accordance with regulation 13A of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 as a welfare to work beneficiary, section 30C(1)(c) of the Contributions and Benefits Act (any two periods of incapacity for work not separated by a period of more than 8 weeks shall be treated as one period of incapacity for work) shall have effect as if for the reference to 8 weeks there were substituted a reference to 52 weeks.”M2.