# The Social Security (Welfare to Work) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations

Extent: N.I.

After regulation 4 of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 (night workers) there shall be inserted the following regulation—
“Calculating periods of incapacity for work for welfare to work beneficiaries
4A 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 (Northern Ireland) 1995 to be a welfare to work beneficiary, section 30C(1)(c) (any two periods of incapacity for work not separated by a period of more than 8 weeks to 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.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1998/324/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-welfare-to-work-regulations-northern-ireland-1998/regulation-2
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