Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 310

The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit)(Transitional) Regulations 1995

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1995 No. 310

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit)(Transitional) Regulations 1995

Made	10th February 1995

Coming into force

13th April 1995

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I
Introduction
1.	Citation, commencement and interpretation
PART II
Provisions common to the transition to incapacity benefit from sickness benefit and invalidity benefit
2.	Days to be treated as days of incapacity for work
3.	Linking periods of interruption of employment and periods of incapacity for work
4.	Calculation of days in a period of incapacity for work
5.	Claims for sickness benefit or invalidity benefit made on or after the appointed day
6.	Interchange of sickness benefit and invalidity benefit with claims for other benefits
7.	Persons deemed to be incapable of work
8.	Direct credit transfer
9.	Disqualification
10.	Suspension of payment of transitional awards
PART III
Provisions for the transition to incapacity benefit from sickness benefit
11.	Transitional awards of short-term incapacity benefit
12.	Special provision for persons entitled to short-term incapacity benefit on termination of employment after a period of entitlement to disability working allowance
13.	Special provisions for persons entitled to short-term incapacity benefit on termination of a period engaged in training for work
14.	Contribution conditions of short-term incapacity benefit in respect of an industrial injury
15.	Increase of rate of a transitional award of short-term incapacity benefit for dependants
16.	Transitional provision for the treatment of earnings in respect of short-term incapacity benefit for dependants
PART IV
Provisions for the transition to incapacity benefit from invalidity benefit
17.	Transitional awards of long-term incapacity benefit
18.	Rate of long-term incapacity benefit in transitional cases
19.	Special provisions for persons entitled to long-term incapacity benefit on termination of a period of entitlement to disability working allowance
20.	Special provisions for persons entitled to long-term incapacity benefit on termination of a period engaged in training for work
21.	Special provisions for persons entitled to long-term incapacity benefit in respect of an industrial injury
22.	Effect of entitlement to guaranteed minimum pensions on payment of the additional rate element in a transitional case of long-term incapacity benefit
23.	Increase of Category A retirement pension for incapacity
24.	Increase of rate of long-term incapacity benefit for dependants in transitional cases
25.	Further provisions for dependants in respect of the application of old saving provisions
26.	Transitional provision for the treatment of earnings in respect of increases of long-term incapacity benefit for dependants
PART V
Miscellaneous transitional provisions
27.	Transition from a six day benefit to a seven day benefit
28.	Transitional provisions for an increase of severe disablement allowance for adult dependants
PART VI
Provisions for the transition to the new tests of incapacity for work
29.	Transitional awards of incapacity benefit
30.	Transitional provision in respect of other benefits
31.	Application of the new tests of incapacity for work
32.	Treatment of days of incapacity arising before the appointed day

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