Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999

13 (1) Schedule 3 (contribution conditions for entitlement to benefit) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In paragraph 4(1) (contribution condition for widow’s payment) and in the cross-heading preceding paragraph 4, for “widow’s payment” and “Widow’s payment” substitute “ bereavement payment ” and “ Bereavement payment ” respectively.

(3) In paragraph 5(1) (contribution conditions for widowed mother’s allowance, widow’s pension etc.), after “allowance,” insert “ a widowed parent’s allowance, a bereavement allowance, ”; and in the cross-heading preceding paragraph 5, after “allowance” insert “ , widowed parent’s allowance, bereavement allowance ”.

(4) In paragraph 7(1) and (3) (satisfaction of conditions in early years of contribution), for “widow’s payment” substitute “ bereavement payment ”.

(5) In paragraph 9 (satisfaction of condition where condition for short-term benefit satisfied)—

(a) for “a woman claims a widow’s payment” substitute “ a claim is made for a bereavement payment ”; and

(b) for “widow’s payment” (in the second place where it occurs) substitute “ bereavement payment ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 8 para. 13 wholly in force at 9.4.2001; Sch. 8 para. 13 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 89(1); Sch. 8 para. 13 in force for certain purposes at 24.4.2000 and for all other purposes at 9.4.2001 by S.I. 2000/1047, art. 2(2)(a)(i)(ii), Sch. Pt. I