Social Welfare Act 2020

Injury benefit - reduction in number of waiting days

8. (1) Section 74(2) (amended by section 7(1)(a) of the Act of 2013) of the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of “3” for “6”.

(2) The amendment to section 74(2) of the Principal Act effected by subsection (1) comes into operation on 1 March 2021 as respects a period, the first day of which occurs on or after 1 March 2021, during which as a result of an injury referred to in subsection (1) of section 74 a person is incapable of work.