The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2017

Amendment of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975 E+W+S

4.—(1) The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)(2)—

(a) omit the definitions of “bereavement allowance” and “bereavement benefit”; and

(b) in the definition of “reckonable year”, omit “bereavement benefits,”.

(3) In regulation 3(1)(ab) (general provisions relating to the crediting of contributions and earnings)(3), omit paragraph (iii) except for the “and” immediately after it.

(4) In regulation 4(1) (starting credits for the purposes of various benefits)(4) and in the heading to regulation 4, omit “, a bereavement allowance”.

(5) In regulation 7A(1) (credits for carer’s allowance)(5), for “bereavement benefit” substitute “widowed parent’s allowance”.

(6) In regulation 7C(1) (credits for working tax credit)(6), omit “, a bereavement allowance”.

(7) In regulation 8C (credits on termination of bereavement benefits)(7), after paragraph (2) insert—

“(3) In this regulation, “bereavement benefit” means—

(a) a bereavement payment referred to in section 36 of the Contributions and Benefits Act as in force immediately before it was repealed by paragraph 8 of Schedule 16 to the Pensions Act 2014;

(b) a bereavement allowance referred to in section 39B of the Contributions and Benefits Act as in force immediately before it was repealed by paragraph 13 of Schedule 16 to the Pensions Act 2014; and

(c) widowed parent’s allowance.”.

(8) In regulation 8E(3) (credits for the purposes of entitlement to retirement pension following official error)(8), after “bereavement allowance” insert “referred to in section 39B of the Contributions and Benefits Act as in force immediately before it was repealed by paragraph 13 of Schedule 16 to the Pensions Act 2014”.

(9) In regulation 8G(2) (credits for persons entitled to universal credit)(9), omit sub-paragraph (d).

(10) In regulation 9F (credits for persons providing care for a child under the age of 12)(10)—

(a) in paragraph (2)(b), omit “or bereavement allowance”; and

(b) omit paragraph (3)(e).

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 4 in force at 6.4.2017 in accordance with art. 1(2), 2, 3

(1)

S.I. 1975/556.

(2)

The definitions of “bereavement allowance” and “bereavement benefit” were inserted by S.I. 2000/1483. The definition of “reckonable year” was inserted by S.I. 1996/2367 and amended by S.I.s. 2007/1749 and 2008/1554.

(3)

Regulation 3(1) was substituted by S.I. 1996/2367 and sub-paragraph (ab) was inserted by S.I. 2009/2206.

(4)

Regulation 4(1) was amended by S.I.s 1988/1545, 2000/1483 and 2011/709.

(5)

Regulation 7A was inserted by S.I. 1976/409 and paragraph (1) was amended by S.I.s 1987/414, 1988/1545, 2000/1483, 2002/490 and 2497, 2005/2877 and 2010/1160.

(6)

Regulation 7C was inserted by S.I. 1995/2558 and paragraph (1) was amended by S.I.s 2000/1483 and 2003/455.

(7)

Regulation 8C was inserted by S.I. 2000/1483.

(8)

Regulation 8E was inserted by S.I. 2007/2582.

(9)

Regulation 8G was inserted by S.I. 2013/630.

(10)

Regulation 9F was inserted by S.I. 2011/709.