# The Social Security (Welfare to Work) Regulations 1998, Regulation 7: Amendment of the Social Security (Widow’s Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations 1979


After regulation 3 of the Social Security (Widow’s Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations 1979 (provisions applying after election) there shall be inserted–
“ Calculating periods of incapacity for work for welfare to work beneficiaries entitled to an increase of long-term incapacity benefit
3A Section 47(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (increase of Category A retirement pension for long-term incapacity) shall have effect, in any case where a person is treated in accordance with regulation 13A of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 as a welfare to work beneficiary, as if for the reference to 8 weeks there were substituted a reference to 52 weeks.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2231/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-welfare-to-work-regulations-1998/regulation-7
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