The Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017
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Government Printer for Northern Ireland
2019-11-14
SOCIAL SECURITY
This Order makes consequential, supplementary and incidental amendments in relation to the provisions of Part 5 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, which creates a new bereavement support payment for persons whose spouse or civil partner dies on or after 6 April 2017. Bereavement support payment replaces the existing social security benefits for the bereaved (bereavement allowance, widowed parent’s allowance and bereavement payment).
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 20th March 2017
(L.S.)Thomas O’ReillyA senior officer of the Department for Communities