Part I The Conditions
Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (1992 c 4) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 3 Contribution Conditions for Entitlement to Benefit

Section 21(3), (4)

Part I The Conditions

Unemployment benefit

1

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[Short-term incapacity benefit]

2

(1)ÌýÌýÌýÌý The contribution conditions for [short-term incapacity benefit] are the following.

(2)ÌýÌýÌýÌý The first condition is that—

[(a)ÌýÌýÌýÌý the claimant must have actually paid contributions of a relevant class in respect of one of the last three complete years before the beginning of the relevant benefit year, and those contributions must have been paid before the relevant time; and]

(b)ÌýÌýÌýÌý the earnings factor derived as mentioned in sub-paragraph (4) below must be not less than that year's lower earnings limit multiplied by 25.

(3)ÌýÌýÌýÌý The second condition is that—

(a)ÌýÌýÌýÌý the claimant must in respect of the last two complete years before the beginning of the relevant benefit year have either paid or been credited with contributions of a relevant class or been credited (in the case of 1987–88 or any subsequent year) with earnings; and

(b)ÌýÌýÌýÌý the earnings factor derived as mentioned in sub-paragraph (5) below must be not less in each of those years than the year's lower earnings limit

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