Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994

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The Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 is a UK statute that reformed social security provisions by introducing a new incapacity-for-work benefit and setting out the rules for assessing and awarding it.

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Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom statute ⓘ
appliesTo Great Britain ⓘ
assessmentBasis tests of incapacity for work ⓘ
benefitTypeCreated incapacity-for-work benefit ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
enforcedBy social security authorities in the United Kingdom ⓘ
hasComponent provisions on contribution conditions for benefits ⓘ
provisions on medical assessment of incapacity ⓘ
provisions on transitional arrangements from previous benefits ⓘ
isPartOf United Kingdom social security legislation framework ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalArea social security law ⓘ
welfare law ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
policyContext reform of long-term sickness and disability benefits in the 1990s ⓘ
purpose to introduce a new incapacity-for-work benefit ⓘ
to reform social security provisions relating to incapacity for work ⓘ
to set out rules for assessing incapacity for work ⓘ
to set out rules for awarding incapacity-for-work benefits ⓘ
regulates administration of incapacity-for-work benefits ⓘ
assessment of claimants' capacity for work ⓘ
conditions of entitlement to incapacity-for-work benefits ⓘ
shortTitle Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 ⓘ
subjectMatter disability benefits ⓘ
incapacity for work ⓘ
social security ⓘ
typeOfReform assessment procedure reform ⓘ
benefit structure reform ⓘ

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Incapacity Benefit → legalBasis → Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 ⓘ
Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 → shortTitle → Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 ⓘ