The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975

Starting credits for the purposes of a retirement pension, a widowed mother's allowance and a widow's pension

4.—(1) For the purposes of entitlement to a Category A or a Category B retirement pension, a widowed mother's allowance or a widow's pension by virtue of a person's contributions, he shall be credited with such number of Class 3 contributions as may be required to bring his relevant earnings factor in respect of the tax year in which he attained the age of 16 and for each of the 2 following tax years to the level required to make those years reckonable years; so however that, subject to paragraph (2), no contribution shall be credited under this regulation in respect of any tax year commencing before 6th April 1975.

(2) Where a person was in Great Britain on 6th April 1975 and had attained the age of 16 but was not an insured person under the National Insurance Act 1965, he shall be credited with contributions under paragraph (1) in respect of the tax year commencing on 6th April 1974.