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 F12... ;

e

widow’s benefit, comprising—

F3i

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

ii

widowed mother’s allowanceF14...;

iii

widow’s pension;

F16ea

widowed parent's 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 F17... dependants); and

F4ii

Category B, payable to a person by virtue of the contributions of a spouse F13or civil partnerF14... ;

F5fa

shared additional pensions;

g

for existing beneficiaries only, child’s special allowance.

2

In this Act—

  • “long-term benefit” means—

    1. a

      F6long-term incapacity benefit;

    2. b

      a widowed mother’s allowance;

    3. ba

      F7a widowed parent’s allowance;

    4. bb

      F15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. c

      a widow’s pension; and

    6. d

      a Category A or Category B retirement pension; and

    7. e

      F8a shared additional pension;

  • “short-term benefit” means—

    1. a

      F9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. b

      F10short-term incapacity benefit; and

    3. c

      maternity allowance.

3

The provisions of this Part of this Act are subject to the provisions of F11Chapter II of Part III of the Pensions Act F18(reduction in benefits for members of schemes that were contracted-out).