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4.—(1) The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 8C(2)(2) (credits on termination of bereavement benefits) for “a person of the opposite sex as husband and wife” substitute “another person as a married couple”.
(3) In paragraph 3 of the Schedule(3) (persons who may qualify as carers for a child under the age of 12)—
(a)omit sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), and
(b)after “consisting of” insert “two people who are not married to or civil partners of each other but are living together as a married couple.”.
Regulation 8C was inserted by S.I. 2000/1483 and paragraph (2) was amended by S.I. 2005/2877. There are other amendments to regulation 8C not relevant to this Order.
The Schedule was inserted by S.I. 2011/709.
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