Part 4 - Incapacity Benefit to Industrial Injuries Benefit Contents Introduction to incapacity benefit ......................................................... 073780 Types of European Community Invalidity Benefit ...................................... 073782 Residence and presence conditions .......................................................... 073783 Treating a day of absence as a day of residence ................................. 073785 Contribution conditions Introduction ................................................................................................. 073790 European Community provisions ............................................................... 073791 Reciprocal agreements .............................................................................. 073793 Incapable of work in another European Economic Area country ...... 073800 Disqualified for being absent from Great Britain ................................. 073810 Avoiding disqualification under United Kingdom provisions Introduction ................................................................................................. 073820 Period for which benefit can be paid .......................................................... 073823 Payment limited to 26 weeks ..................................................................... 073824 Payment not limited to 26 weeks Left Great Britain before 8.3.94 ............................................................. 073827 Receiving AA or DLA ............................................................................ 073828 Families of members of the forces ........................................................ 073829 Deciding whether a person is disqualified.................................................. 073831 Order of deciding ................................................................................... 073832 Continuously incapable before leaving Great Britain ................................. 073834 Personal injury at work ............................................................................... 073836 Secretary of State certificate ...................................................................... 073839 Avoiding disqualification - European Community provisions Introduction ................................................................................................. 073850 Sickness benefits ....................................................................................... 073851 Invalidity benefits ........................................................................................ 073852 Avoiding disqualification ............................................................................. 073854 Vol 2 Amendment 19 October 2009 Avoiding disqualification - European Community/Short-term Incapacity Benefit Introduction ................................................................................................. 073860 Entitled under a reciprocal agreement ....................................................... 073865 Habitually resident in another European Economic Area country ............. 073866 Incapacity starts in another European Economic Area country ........... 073867 Visits to the United Kingdom ...................................................................... 073868 Staying in another European European Economic Area country .............. 073869 In another country to receive treatment ..................................................... 073872 Transfer or return to another European Economic Area country ............... 073876 Frontier workers ......................................................................................... 073880 Unemployed person becomes incapable of work Seeking work in another European Economic Area country ................ 073881 Seeking work in the United Kingdom .................................................... 073883 Frontier workers and people habitually resident in the UK ................... 073885 Benefits in kind ...................................................................................... 073886 Avoiding disqualification - European Community/Long-term Incapacity Benefit Introduction ................................................................................................. 073900 Temporary absence from the European Economic Area ..................... 073901 Long term Incapacity Benefit entitlement starts in another European Economic Area country ........................................................................... 073902 Subject to United Kingdom legislation and that of another European Economic Area country ........................................................................... 073903 Avoiding disqualification - reciprocal agreements Introduction ................................................................................................. 073910 Not covered by European Community provisions ...................................... 073913 Avoiding disqualification - Austria and Finland Austria Entitled to Incapacity Benefit in Austria ................................................. 073920 Finland Becoming entitled to short term IB ........................................................ 073921 Vol 2 Amendment 19 October 2009 Entitlement to Incapacity Benefit ........................................................... 073922 Export of short term Incapacity Benefit ................................................. 073923 Entitled to sickness benefit from both countries ................................... 073925 Avoiding disqualification - Germany and Iceland Germany Export of Incapacity Benefit .................................................................. 073930 Iceland Export of long term Incapacity Benefit .................................................. 073932 Export of short term Incapacity Benefit ................................................. 073933 Avoiding disqualification - Irish Republic, Northern Ireland and Norway Irish Republic Becoming entitled to Incapacity Benefit ................................................ 073940 Northern Ireland ......................................................................................... 073941 Norway Export of long term Incapacity Benefit .................................................. 073942 Becoming entitled to short term Incapacity Benefit ............................... 073943 Export of short term Incapacity Benefit ................................................. 073945 Entitled to benefits from both countries ................................................ 073946 Avoiding disqualification - Portugal, Spain and Sweden Portugal Export of long term Incapacity Benefit .................................................. 073960 Becoming entitled to short term Incapacity Benefit ............................... 073961 Export of short term Incapacity Benefit ................................................. 073963 Entitled to short term Incapacity Benefit and Portuguese sickness benefit .................................................................................. 073965 Spain Becoming entitled to short term Incapacity Benefit ............................... 073966 Export of short term Incapacity Benefit ................................................. 073967 Entitlement to long term Incapacity Benefit in Spain ............................ 073970 Sweden Export of long term Incapacity Benefit .................................................. 073972 Export of short term Incapacity Benefit ................................................. 073973 Vol 2 Amendment 19 October 2009 Entitled to short term Incapacity Benefit and Swedish sickness benefit .................................................................................. 073974 Avoiding disqualification - Barbados Barbados Becoming entitled to short term Incapacity Benefit ............................... 073993 Export of short term Incapacity Benefit ................................................. 073995 Export of long term Incapacity Benefit .................................................. 073997 Becoming entitled to long term Incapacity Benefit in Barbados ........... 073998 Avoiding disqualification - Cyprus, Isle of Man, Israel and Jamaica Cyprus Becoming entitled to short term Incapacity Benefit ............................... 074010 Export of short term Incapacity Benefit ................................................. 074012 Entitled to long term Incapacity Benefit in Cyprus ................................ 074014 Long term Incapacity Benefit - insured in both countries ...................... 074015 Sovereign base areas ........................................................................... 074016 Isle of Man .................................................................................................. 074017 Israel ........................................................................................................... 074018 Jamaica ...................................................................................................... 074020 Avoiding disqualification - Jersey and Guernsey, Malta, Switzerland and Turkey Jersey and Guernsey Introduction ........................................................................................... 074030 Becoming entitled to short term Incapacity Benefit ............................... 074031 Export of short term Incapacity Benefit ................................................. 074034 Export of long term Incapacity Benefit .................................................