What are the qualifying conditions for Sickness Benefit?
In order to qualify for Sickness Benefit, a claimant must have paid a minimum of 40 contributions into the National Insurance Board since the Programme began; and paid or been credited with at least 13 contributions in the 26 contribution weeks immediately before the illness started; paid\been credited with 26 contributions in the 52 weeks immediately before the week the illness started; paid/been credited 26 contributions in the contribution year immediately before the week the illness began.
