The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975
1Citation and commencement
2Interpretation
3General provisions relating to the crediting of contributions and earnings
4Starting credits for the purposes of a retirement pension, a widowed mother's allowance, a widowed parent’s allowance, a bereavement allowance and a widow's pension
5Starting credits for the purposes of unemployment benefit, sickness benefit and maternity allowance
6Starting credits for the purposes of a maternity grant
7Credits for approved training
7ACredits for carer’s allowance or carer support payment
7BCredits for disability element of working tax credit
7CCredits for working tax credit
8Credits on termination of full-time education, training or apprenticeship
8ACredits for unemployment
8BCredits for incapacity for work or limited capability for work
8CCredits on termination of bereavement benefits
8DCredits for the purposes of entitlement to incapacity benefit following official error
8ECredits for the purposes of entitlement to retirement pension following official error
8FCredits for the purposes of entitlement to contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance following official error
8GCredits for persons entitled to universal credit
9Credits for unemployment or incapacity for work
9A Credits for persons approaching pensionable age
9BCredits for jury service
9CCredits for adoption pay period, shared parental pay period, parental bereavement pay period, additional paternity pay period and maternity pay period
9DCredits for certain periods of imprisonment or detention in legal custody
9ECredits for certain spouses and civil partners of members of Her Majesty’s forces
9FCredits for persons providing care for a child under the age of 12
10Transitional provisions
SCHEDULEPersons who may qualify as carers for a child under the age of 12
1(1) Parent. (2) Grandparent. (3) Great-grandparent. (4) Great-great-grandparent.
2For the purposes of paragraph 1(5) and (6), a sibling...
3For the purposes of paragraph 1(9) and (11)(c), a partner...

1975 No. 556

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into Operation

The Secretary of State for Social Services in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 13(4) of the Social Security Act 1975 and section 2(1) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, without having referred any proposals on the matter to the National Insurance Advisory Committee since it appears to her that by reason of urgency it is inexpedient to do so, hereby makes the following regulations:—C1C2

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