C1C2C3C4Part II Contributory Benefits

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Pt. II (ss. 20-62) excluded (13.1.1993) by S.R. 1979/242, reg. 4(1) (as substituted (13.1.1993) by S.R. 1992/557, reg. 3).

C3

Pt. II: power to amend or modify conferred (1.12.1999) by S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11), art. 49(2)(3)

C4

Pt. II modified (temp. from 1.12.1999 to 5.10.2002) by S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11), art. 49(7)(a) (the temp. modification lapsing on the coming into operation of S.R. 2001/441, which modifies specified provisions of Pt. II, on 6.10.2002)

Preliminary

20 Descriptions of contributory benefits.

1

Contributory benefits under this Part of this Act are of the following descriptions, namely—

F1a

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F2b

incapacity benefit, comprising—

i

short-term incapacity benefit; and

ii

long-term incapacity benefit;

d

maternity allowance (with increase for adult dependants);

e

widow’s benefit, comprising—

i

widow’s payment;

ii

widowed mother’s allowance (with increase for child dependants);

iii

widow’s pension;

f

retirement pensions of the following categories—

i

Category A, payable to a person by virtue of his own contributions (with increase for adult and child dependants); and

F3ii

Category B, payable to a person by virtue of the contributions of a spouse (with increase for child dependants);

g

for existing beneficiaries only, child’s special allowance.

2

In this Act—

  • “long-term benefit” means—

    1. a

      F4long-term incapacity benefit;

    2. b

      a widowed mother’s allowance;

    3. c

      a widow’s pension; and

    4. d

      a Category A or Category B retirement pension; and

  • “short-term benefit” means—

    1. a

      F5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F6b

short-term incapacity benefit; and

c

maternity allowance.

3

The provisions of this Part of this Act are subject to the provisions of F7Chapter II of Part III of the Pensions Act (reduction in state scheme contributions and social security benefits for members of certified schemes).