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Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, Section 48A is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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[48A Category B retirement pension for married person.N.I.
(1)A person who—
(a)has attained pensionable age, and
(b)on attaining that age was a married person or marries after attaining that age,
shall be entitled to a Category B retirement pension by virtue of the contributions of the other party to the marriage (“the spouse”) if the following requirement is met.
(2)The requirement is that the spouse—
(a)has attained pensionable age and become entitled to a Category A retirement pension, and
(b)satisfies the conditions specified in Schedule 3, Part I, paragraph 5.
(3)During any period when the spouse is alive, a Category B retirement pension payable by virtue of this section shall be payable at the weekly rate specified in Schedule 4, Part I, paragraph 5.
(4)During any period after the spouse is dead, a Category B retirement pension payable by virtue of this section shall be payable at the weekly rate corresponding to—
(a)the weekly rate of the basic pension, plus
(b)half of the weekly rate of the additional pension, determined in accordance with the provisions of sections 44 to 45A above as they apply in relation to a Category A retirement pension but subject to section 46(2) above and the modification in section 48C(4) below.
(5)person’s Category B retirement pension payable by virtue of this section shall not be payable for any period falling before the day on which the spouse’s entitlement is to be regarded as beginning for that purpose by virtue of section 5(1)(1) of the Administration Act.]
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