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COMPID | TYPE | COMPNAME | NOTES | SUMMARY |
IIDB | DSS | INDUSTRIAL INJURIES DISABLEMENT BENEFIT | To qualify for this disablement benefit: * You must be an employed earner, or have been when you were exposed to the conditions which led to a Prescribed Industrial Disease. * Your disease must arise out of your employment. See DSS leaflet NI 2 'If you have an industrial disease' for the list of Prescribed Industrial Diseases. If your disease is not prescribed but resulted from an infection at work eg. athletes foot, you may be able to get benefit under the rules for industrial accidents. Disablement Benefit is generally paid from 15 weeks after you discover you have a prescribed disease. See DSS leaflet NI 6. You may also be able to claim COMMON LAW damages. | Disablement due to a prescribed industrial disease |
REA | DSS | REDUCED EARNINGS ALLOWANCE | You may be eligible for this allowance if: * The onset of your industrial disease was before 1 October 1990. * You are permanently unable to return to your regular occupation because of disablement caused by your accident, or disease caused by your employment. * You are assessed by the DSS as 1% disabled or more (up to 100%) by your injury or disease. You can continue to work in other less well paid jobs, or not work at all either if you are too disabled or your doctor advises this. You may be entitled to Reduced Earnings Allowance even if your Disablement Benefit assessment is less than 14%, so it is worth being assessed. See leaflet NI 6. Use Claim form BI 103. | Loss of earnings due to disablement from accident or disease at work |
DWA | DSS | DISABILITY WORKING ALLOWANCE | To qualify for disability working allowance you must be a disabled person working for 16 or more hours a week. Disability working allowance is not linked to National Insurance contributions. It is paid on top of low wages, and is means tested. You should seek advice before applying for this allowance as it could affect other benefits. See DSS leaflet HB 4 | Those whose disabilities put them at a disadvantage in getting a job |
ESDA | DSS | SEVERE DISABLEMENT ALLOWANCE | You do not have to make a separate claim. Your entitlement will be considered at the same time as attendance allowance. | Those who are severely disabled and already get attendance allowance |
SB | DSS | SICKNESS BENEFIT | See leaflet NI 16 'Sickness Benefit' and Leaflet NI 244 'Statutory Sick Pay' to check your entitlement. | Illness, injury or disablement not covered by statutory sick pay |
CLC | EMP | COMMON LAW COMPENSATION | You can sue your employer for compensation for an industrial injury or illness. For your case to succeed, you have to prove the following: 1) The job actually caused the disease or injury. 2) Your employer has been negligent. This is separate action from claiming DHSS benefit, and you will need both medical and legal help. Unions offer free legal advice. Contact your union representative for help, or join the union if you are not already a member. You can also get legal advice from your local Citizens Advice Bureau or law centre. Legal aid is increasingly more difficult to get, so you should ask for advice on this. | Disablement due to any industrial injury or illness |
IIIA | TEC | INDUSTRIAL INJURY INCAPACITY ALLOWANCE | Industrial incapacity allowance is paid by the Training Enterprise and Education Division of the Department of Employment. You may be entitled to incapacity allowance if you are on a Youth Training Scheme, and your allowance should be equivalent to what you would receive under the Industrial Injuries Scheme as an employed earner. See DSS leaflet MI 73. | Disablement of trainees from an industrial accident or disease |
DLA | DSS | DISABILITY LIVING ALLOWANCE | You may be eligible for disability living allowance if you are a disabled person who needs help looking after yourself and/or who finds it difficult to walk or get around. To qualify for this allowance you must pass a disability test, which has a care and mobility component. Disability living allowance is not linked to National Insurance contributions. It is tax free and is not means tested. See DSS leaflet BAL 1 | Those who need help with looking after themselves |
SSP | DSS | STATUTORY SICK PAY | Illness, injury or disablement at work | |
IIDB | DSS | INDUSTRIAL INJURIES DISABLEMENT BENEFIT | To qualify for this disablement benefit: * You must be an eployed earner when you suffered your accident. * Your accident must arise out of your employment. Your injury must be the result of an accident and not a process. Tennis elbow, for example, would not qualify as an accident disablement benefit. See DSS leaflet NI 6 for more information. You should complete DSS form BI 95 as a declaration of Industrial Injury as soon as possible after your accident. Disablement benefit is paid from 15 weeks after the accident. You may also be able to claim COMMON LAW damages. | Disablement arising from an accident at work |
GENCOMP | THE TWO TYPES OF COMPENSATION AVAILABLE... | DSS INDUSTRIAL INJURIES SCHEME: enables you to get DSS compensation if you have been injured in an accident at work, or you have one of the occupational diseases or illnesses listed in DSS leaflet NI 2. Tell the DSS that you have had an accident using claim form BI 95. Put in your claim for compensation 9 weeks after being injured, or as soon as you become ill. COMMON LAW COMPENSATION:Common law compensation is available for any disease,illness or injury caused by your work, but you must be able to show that your employer was negligent. You must apply within 3 years of finding out that your illness or disease was due to work (exceptions are sometimes made). CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION BOARD: you can apply for compensation if you have sustained personal injury directly as a result of a crime of violence; or trying to stop somone committing a crime. |