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

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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—

F3i

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ii

widowed mother’s allowanceF13...;

iii

widow’s pension;

F4ea

bereavement benefits, comprising—

i

bereavement payment;

ii

widowed parent’s allowanceF13...;

iii

bereavement allowance;

f

retirement pensions of the following categories—

i

Category A, payable to a person by virtue of his own contributions (with increase for adult F14... dependants); and

F5ii

Category B, payable to a person by virtue of the contributions of a spouse F15or civil partnerF13... ;

F6fa

shared additional pensions;

g

for existing beneficiaries only, child’s special allowance.

2

In this Act—

  • “long-term benefit” means—

    1. a

      F7long-term incapacity benefit;

    2. b

      a widowed mother’s allowance;

F8ba

a widowed parent’s allowance;

bb

a bereavement allowance;

c

a widow’s pension; and

d

a Category A or Category B retirement pension; and

F9e

a shared additional pension;

  • “short-term benefit” means—

    1. a

      F10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F11b

short-term incapacity benefit; and

c

maternity allowance.

3

The provisions of this Part of this Act are subject to the provisions of F12Chapter II of Part III of the Pensions Act (reduction in state scheme contributions and social security benefits for members of certified schemes).