Regulation 6 Amendments to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations

Amend regulation 21 of the Disability Working Allowance Regulations^f1 as follows.

After paragraph (4) add the following paragraphs—

“(5)

An employed earner shall not be treated as being in receipt of earnings in any assessment period as long as she is entitled to maternity allowance at the date of the claim.

(6)

An employed earner shall not be treated as being in receipt of earnings in any assessment period as long as she is entitled to statutory maternity pay at the date of the claim and is neither receiving nor expecting to receive at that date extra statutory maternity pay from her employer.”.