The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987

[F1 72.— [F2 (1)]  Any bereavement support payment in respect of the rate set out in regulation 3(2) or (5) of the Bereavement Support Payment Regulations 2017 (rate of bereavement support payment), but only for a period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of the payment.] E+W+S

[F3 (2) Where bereavement support payment under section 30 of the Pensions Act 2014 is paid to the survivor of a cohabiting partnership (within the meaning in section 30(6B) of the Pensions Act 2014) in respect of a death occurring before the day the Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2023 comes into force, any amount of that payment which is—

(a) in respect of the rate set out in regulation 3(1) of the Bereavement Support Payment Regulations 2017, and

(b) paid as a lump sum for more than one monthly recurrence of the day of the month on which their cohabiting partner died,

but only for a period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of the payment.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 10 para. 72 inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1-3 of the amending S.I.) by The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/422), arts. 1(2), 9(4)(b)

F2 Sch. 10 para. 72(1): Sch. 10 para. 72 renumbered as Sch. 10 para. 72(1) (9.2.2023) by The Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/134), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(b)(i) (with art. 2)

F3 Sch. 10 para. 72(2) inserted (9.2.2023) by The Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/134), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(b)(ii) (with art. 2)