Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997

Section 8.

SCHEDULE 2E+W+S Calculation of compensation payment

(1)(2)
Head of compensationBenefit
1. Compensation for earnings lost during the relevant periodDisability working allowance
Disablement pension payable under section 103 of the 1992 Act
Incapacity benefit
Income support
Invalidity pension and allowance
Jobseeker’s allowance
Reduced earnings allowance
Severe disablement allowance
Sickness benefit
Statutory sick pay
Unemployability supplement
Unemployment benefit
2. Compensation for cost of care incurred during the relevant periodAttendance allowance
Care component of disability living allowance
Disablement pension increase payable under section 104 or 105 of the 1992 Act
3. Compensation for loss of mobility during the relevant periodMobility allowance
Mobility component of disability living allowance

NOTESE+W+S

1(1)References to incapacity benefit, invalidity pension and allowance, severe disablement allowance, sickness benefit and unemployment benefit also include any income support paid with each of those benefits on the same instrument of payment or paid concurrently with each of those benefits by means of an instrument for benefit payment.

(2)For the purpose of this Note, income support includes personal expenses addition, special transitional additions and transitional addition as defined in the M1Income Support (Transitional) Regulations 1987.

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2E+W+SAny reference to statutory sick pay—

(a)includes only 80 per cent. of payments made between 6th April 1991 and 5th April 1994, and

(b)does not include payments made on or after 6th April 1994.

3E+W+SIn this Schedule “the 1992 Act” means the M2Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.

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