SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 24Social security, child support and tax credits

Part 3Amendments of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4)

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1

Amend section 51 (category B retirement pension for widowers) as follows.

2

After subsection (1) insert—

1A

A civil partner shall be entitled to a Category B retirement pension if—

a

his or her civil partner has died and they were civil partners of each other at the time of that death,

b

they were both over pensionable age at the time of that death, and

c

before that death the deceased civil partner satisfied the contribution conditions for a Category A retirement pension in Schedule 3, Part 1, paragraph 5.

3

In subsection (2)—

a

for “man's” substitute “ person's ”, and

b

after “wife” insert “ or deceased civil partner ”.

4

In subsection (3), after “2002” insert “ or a surviving civil partner ”.

5

In subsection (4)—

a

for “man” substitute “ person ”, and

b

after “pension” insert “ under this section ”.

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