20 Descriptions of contributory benefits.N.I.
(1)Contributory benefits under this Part of this Act are of the following descriptions, namely—
(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[(b)incapacity benefit, comprising—
(i)short-term incapacity benefit; and
(ii)long-term incapacity benefit;]
(d)maternity allowance ... ;
(e)widow’s benefit, comprising—
(i). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ii)widowed mother’s allowance...;
(iii)widow’s pension;
[(ea)bereavement benefits, comprising—
(i)bereavement payment;
(ii)widowed parent’s allowance...;
(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 ... dependants); and
[(ii)Category B, payable to a person by virtue of the contributions of a spouse [or civil partner] ... ;]
[(fa)shared additional pensions;]
(g)for existing beneficiaries only, child’s special allowance.
(2)In this Act—
[(ba)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
[(e)a shared additional pension;]
[(b)short-term incapacity benefit; and]
(c)maternity allowance.
(3)The provisions of this Part of this Act are subject to the provisions of [Chapter II of Part III of the Pensions Act (reduction in state scheme contributions and social security benefits for members of certified schemes)].