AI Summary of 41. Conditions for receipt.
The contribution conditions for illness benefit stipulate that claimants must have qualifying contributions for at least 104 weeks from their entry into the insurance up to the benefit claim date. Additionally, they must meet one of two criteria regarding qualifying contributions or credited contributions in the second last complete contribution year or in both the second last and third last complete contribution years. Furthermore, claimants are required to have prescribed earnings or income exceeding a specified amount during the relevant period.
Modifications to these conditions apply depending on the interruption date of employment, with specific legislative provisions affecting those whose interruptions began before or after 6 April 1987. There are also exceptions regarding the qualifying contributions in certain cases, such as for voluntary workers and individuals receiving jobseeker’s allowance or occupational injury benefit. Regulations may provide further entitlements or modifications to eligible claimants based on these criteria.
41. Conditions for receipt.
(1) The contribution conditions for illness benefit are -
(a) that the claimant has qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 104 contribution weeks in the period between his or her entry into insurance and the day for which the benefit is claimed, and
(i) has qualifying contributions or credited contributions in respect of not less than 39 contribution weeks, of which at least 13 must be qualifying contributions, in the second last complete contribution year before the beginning of the benefit year which includes the day for which the benefit is claimed, or
(ii) has qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 26 contribution weeks in each of the second last and third last complete contribution years before the beginning of the benefit year which includes the day for which the benefit is claimed,
and