You can get vocational rehabilitation to help you return to work after an accident. There used to be a time limit on how long you could receive this help. If you started getting vocational rehabilitation before 1 April 2002, you could receive it for up to 3 years. This 3-year period started from either 2 September 1996 or the date you began receiving vocational rehabilitation, whichever came later.
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372: Individual rehabilitation plan, or
"A plan to help you get better after an accident stays the same as before"
374: Compensation for pecuniary loss not related to earnings under 1972 and 1982 Acts: attendant care and household help, or
"Special rules for people who got money for care or housework before July 1992"
In relation to vocational rehabilitation provided to a person before 1 April 2002, the 3-year limitation in section 87(2) runs from the later of—
