AI Summary of 53. Conditions for receipt.
The conditions for health and safety benefit require that a claimant has qualifying contributions of not less than 13 contribution weeks in the 12 months preceding the confinement date, or has qualifying contributions across a longer period as detailed under different subsections. Additional qualifying conditions pertain to the earnings over a prescribed amount within a specific period. Notably, modifications apply to claims related to health and safety leave that commenced before 5 April 2004 or between 5 April 2004 and 5 January 2009, regarding the number of required contribution weeks.
Furthermore, specific exemptions allow for claims where an individual has recently received maternity benefit and regulations may permit entitlement despite not meeting the earnings criteria. However, benefits granted under these regulations will be at a lower rate than normally specified, varying based on the extent of compliance with the earnings conditions.
53. Conditions for receipt.
(1) The conditions for health and safety benefit are -
(i) that the claimant has qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 13 contribution weeks in the 12 months immediately before the expected date of confinement or the actual date of confinement, as the case may be, or
(I) that the claimant has qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 104 contribution weeks in the period beginning with her entry into insurance and ending immediately before the first day for which health and safety benefit is claimed, and
(A) that the claimant has qualifying contributions or credited contributions in respect of not less than 39 contribution weeks, in the second last complete contribution year before the beginning of the benefit year or in a subsequent complete contribution year which includes the first day for which health and safety benefit is claimed, of which at least 13 must be qualifying contributions, or