Social Security Act 1975

33 Partial satisfaction of contribution conditions

(1) This section applies to—

(a) unemployment benefit;

(b) sickness benefit;

(c) maternity allowance;

(d) widowed mother's allowance;

(e) widow's pension;

(f) Category A retirement pension ; and

(g) Category B retirement pension.

(2) Subject to the provisions of this section, regulations may provide for persons to be entitled to a benefit to which this section applies, in cases where the first contribution condition specified in relation to that benefit in Schedule 3, Part I, is satisfied, and the second contribution condition so specified is not.

(3) Regulations under this section shall provide for benefit payable by virtue of any such regulations to be payable at a rate, or to be of an amount, less than that specified in Schedule 4 to this Act, and the rate or amount prescribed by the regulations may vary with the extent to which the relevant contribution conditions are satisfied; but the amount of any increase of benefit in respect of a child shall be the same as if both of the relevant contribution conditions had been fully satisfied.