(1)Contributory benefits under this Part of this Act are of the following descriptions, namely—
(a)unemployment benefit (with increase for adult and, where the beneficiary is over pensionable age, child dependants);
(b)sickness benefit (with increase for adult and, where the beneficiary is over pensionable age, child dependants);
(c)invalidity benefit, comprising—
(i)invalidity pension under section 33, 40 or 41 below (with increase for adult and child dependants);
(ii)invalidity allowance;
(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
(ii)Category B, payable to a woman by virtue of her husband’s contributions or payable to a man by virtue of his late wife’s contributions (with increase for child dependants);
(g)for existing beneficiaries only, child’s special allowance.
(2)In this Act—
“long-term benefit” means—
an invalidity pension under section 33, 40 or 41 below;
a widowed mother’s allowance;
a widow’s pension; and
a Category A or Category B retirement pension; and
“short-term benefit” means—
unemployment benefit;
sickness benefit; and
maternity allowance.
(3)The provisions of this Part of this Act are subject to the provisions of Part IV of the Pensions Order (contracting-out - reduced rates of benefit).