Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The regulations contained in this instrument are consequential upon amendments made to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) by sections 54 to 56 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30).
These Regulations make amendments to the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 1975 due to the introduction of bereavement payment, bereavement allowance and widowed parent’s allowance by sections 54 to 56 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 which inserted sections 39A (widowed parent’s allowance) and 39B (bereavement allowance) into the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and substituted section 36 of that Act to provide for a bereavement payment.
These Regulations do not impose any costs on business.