# Welfare Reform Act 2007, Section 20: Relationship with statutory payments

Extent: E+W+S

(1) A person is not entitled to an employment and support allowance in respect of a day if, for the purposes of statutory sick pay, that day—
(a) is a day of incapacity for work in relation to a contract of service, and
(b) falls within a period of entitlement (whether or not it is a qualifying day).
(2) Except as regulations may provide, a woman who is entitled to statutory maternity pay is not entitled to a contributory allowance an employment and support allowance in respect of a day that falls within the maternity pay period.
(3) Regulations may provide that—
(a) an amount equal to a woman's statutory maternity pay for a period shall be deducted from a contributory allowance an employment and support allowance in respect of the same period,
(b) a woman shall only be entitled to a contributory allowance an employment and support allowance if there is a balance after the deduction, and
(c) if there is such a balance, a woman shall be entitled to a contributory allowance an employment and support allowance at a weekly rate equal to it.
(4) Except as regulations may provide, a person who is entitled to statutory adoption pay is not entitled to a contributory allowance an employment and support allowance in respect of a day that falls within the adoption pay period.
(5) Regulations may provide that—
(a) an amount equal to a person's statutory adoption pay for a period shall be deducted from a contributory allowance an employment and support allowance in respect of the same period,
(b) a person shall only be entitled to a contributory allowance an employment and support allowance if there is a balance after the deduction, and
(c) if there is such a balance, a person shall be entitled to a contributory allowance an employment and support allowance at a weekly rate equal to it.
(6) Except as regulations may provide, a person who is entitled to statutory shared parental pay is not entitled to a contributory allowance an employment and support allowance in respect of a day that falls within a period in respect of which statutory shared parental pay is payable.
(7) Regulations may provide that—
(a) an amount equal to a person's statutory shared parental pay for a period shall be deducted from a contributory allowance an employment and support allowance in respect of the same period,
(b) a person shall only be entitled to a contributory allowance an employment and support allowance if there is a balance after the deduction, and
(c) if there is such a balance, a person shall be entitled to a contributory allowance an employment and support allowance at a weekly rate equal to it.
(7A) Except as regulations may provide, a person who is entitled to statutory neonatal care pay is not entitled to an employment and support allowance in respect of a day that falls within a period in respect of which statutory neonatal care pay is payable.
(7B) Regulations may provide that—
(a) an amount equal to a person’s statutory neonatal care pay for a period shall be deducted from an employment and support allowance in respect of the same period,
(b) a person shall only be entitled to an employment and support allowance if there is a balance after the deduction, and
(c) if there is such a balance, a person shall be entitled to an employment and support allowance at a weekly rate equal to it.
(8) In this section—
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“the adoption pay period” has the meaning given in section 171ZN(2) of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
“the maternity pay period” has the meaning given in section 165(1) of that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/5/section/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2007/section-20
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