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Article 2(3)
1. In regulation 3 of the Social Security (Benefit) (Married Women and Widows Special Provisions) Regulations 1974 M1 (modifications, in relation to widows, of provisions with respect to unemployment and short-term incapacity benefit, maternity allowance and Category A retirement pension) M2 in paragraph (1) M3 after “by reason of remarriage” insert “ , the formation of a civil partnership ”.
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M2The reference to unemployment benefit in the heading to regulation 3 became obsolete as from 7th October 1996 when all references to that benefit were deleted from the regulation, and the heading was amended by S.I. 1995/829.
M3Paragraph (1) was amended by S.I. 1978/508, S.I. 1995/829 and S.I. 1996/1345.
2. In Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Employed Earners' Employments for Industrial Injuries Purposes) Regulations 1975 M4, in paragraph 1 of Part II (employments not to be treated as employed earners' employments for industrial injuries purposes)—
(a)after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”;
(b)after “spouse's” insert “ or civil partner's ”.
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3.—(1) Amend the Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 1975 M5 as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (3)(b), for “husband or wife” substitute “ husband, wife or civil partner ”.
(3) In regulation 6 (adjustment of personal benefit after 52 weeks in hospital), in paragraph (3) M6—
(a)after “who is married” insert “ or in a civil partnership ”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (a), for “husband or wife” substitute “ husband, wife or civil partner ”;
(c)in sub-paragraph (b)(i), for “his wife or her husband” substitute “ the beneficiary's wife, husband or civil partner ”.
(4) In regulation 9 (circumstances in which dependency benefit is to be adjusted) M7, in paragraph (d), for “husband or wife” substitute “ husband, wife or civil partner ”.
(5) In the heading preceding regulation 11 (adjustment of dependency benefit where dependant is husband or wife of beneficiary and is in hospital) M8, for “husband or wife” substitute “ husband, wife or civil partner ”.
(6) In regulation 16 (adjustment or further adjustment of benefit in certain cases after 52 weeks in hospital), in paragraph (1) M9, for “wife or husband” (in each place) substitute “ wife, husband or civil partner ”.
(7) In regulation 19 (treatment of age addition) M10, after “nor with a spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.
(8) In Schedule 1 (beneficiary to be regarded as having a dependant if any of these benefits is or would be payable), in paragraph (c) M11, after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.
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M6Paragraph (3) was substituted by S.I. 1977/1693 and amended by S.I. 1987/1683.
M7Regulation 9 was substituted by S.I. 1977/1693 and amended by S.I. 1987/1683 and S.I. 2003/1195.
M8The heading to regulation 11 was substituted by S.I. 1977/1693.
M9Paragraph (1) was amended by S.I. 1977/1693 and S.I. 1987/1683.
M10Regulation 19 was amended by S.I. 1987/31.
M11Paragraph (c) was substituted by S.I. 1987/31.
4.—(1) Amend the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975 M12 as follows.
(2) In regulation 7A (credits for carer's allowance) M13, in paragraph (1) for “widow or widower” substitute “ widow, widower or surviving civil partner ”.
(3) In regulation 7C (credits for working tax credit) M14—
(a)in paragraphs (2)(a) and (3) for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”;
(b)in paragraph (6) for “ “married couple” and “unmarried couple” have” substitute
“couple ”
has ”M15.
(4) In regulation 8C (credits on termination of bereavement benefits) M16, in paragraph (2) after “remarriage” insert “ , forming a civil partnership, ”.
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M13Regulation 7A was inserted by S.I. 1976/409, and paragraph (1) was amended by S.I. 1987/414, S.I. 1988/1545, S.I. 2000/1483, S.I. 2002/490 and S.I. 2002/2497.
M14Regulation 7C was inserted by S.I. 1995/2558, and amended by S.I. 1996/2367, S.I. 2000/1483 and S.I. 2003/455.
M15Paragraph 46 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33) inserts a definition of “couple” into Part 7 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) and removes the definitions of “married couple” and “unmarried couple”.
M16Regulation 8C was inserted by S.I. 2000/1483.
5.—(1) Amend the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 1975 M17 as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (modification of the Act in relation to incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance, unemployability supplement and maternity allowance) M18, in paragraph (5)(b) M19 after “spouse,” insert “ civil partner, ”.
(3) In regulation 4 (modification of the Act in relation to widow's benefit, bereavement benefit, child's special allowance, guardian's allowance and retirement pension) M20—
(a)in paragraph (2B) M21—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a)—
(aa)after “deceased spouse” insert “ or deceased civil partner ”;
(bb)after “surviving spouse” insert “ or surviving civil partner ”;
(cc)after “deceased spouse's” insert “ or deceased civil partner's ”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b)—
(aa)after “surviving spouse” insert “ or surviving civil partner ”;
(bb)after “deceased spouse's” insert “ or deceased civil partner's ”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (c), after “surviving spouse” insert “ or surviving civil partner ”;
(b)in paragraph (4) M22—
(i)after “surviving spouse” (in each place) insert “ or surviving civil partner ”;
(ii)after “former spouse” (in each place) insert “ or former civil partner ”.
(4) In regulation 5 (application of disqualification in respect of up-rating of benefit)—
(a)in paragraph (3)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (b) M23—
(aa)for “a widow or a widower” substitute “ a widow, a widower or a surviving civil partner ”;
(bb)after “former spouse” insert “ or former civil partner ”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (d) M24 after “deceased spouse” insert “ or deceased civil partner ”;
(b)in paragraph (6) M25 after “former spouse” (in each place) insert “ or former civil partner ”;
(c)in paragraph (7) M26—
(i)after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”;
(ii)after “were husband and wife” insert “ or were civil partners ”;
(iii)after “became husband and wife” insert “ or formed a civil partnership ”.
(5) In regulation 13 (modification of the Act in relation to a dependant)—
(a)after “A husband or wife” insert “ or civil partner ”;
(b)after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”;
(c)after “spouse's” insert “ or civil partner's ”;
(d)for “the husband or wife” substitute “ the husband, wife or civil partner ”.
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M18The heading to regulation 2 was substituted by S.I. 1994/268 and amended by S.I. 1995/829.
M19Paragraph (5) was inserted by S.I. 1994/268 and amended by S.I. 1995/829.
M20The heading to regulation 4 was amended by S.I. 2000/2876.
M21Paragraph (2B) was inserted by S.I. 2000/2876, and sub-paragraph (a) was substituted by S.I. 2001/2618.
M22Paragraph (4) was inserted by S.I. 1979/1432.
M23Sub-paragraph (b) was substituted by S.I. 1979/1432.
M24Sub-paragraph (d) was amended by S.I. 1989/1642 and S.I. 2000/2876.
M25Paragraph (6) was substituted by S.I. 1979/1432 and amended by S.I. 1989/1642 and S.I. 1994/1832.
M26Paragraph (7) was substituted by S.I. 1979/1432 and amended by S.I. 1989/1642.
6. In regulation 9 of the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976 M27 (conditions relating to residence and presence in Great Britain), in paragraph (3)(c) M28, after “spouse,” insert “ civil partner, ”.
7.—(1) Amend the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977 M29 as follows.
(2) In regulation 3 (allocation of contributions for spouse) M30—
(a)in the heading preceding it, after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”;
(b)in paragraph (1) M31 after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”;
(c)in paragraph (2) M32 after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”.
(3) In regulation 4A (circumstances in which a person who is not entitled to child benefit is to be treated as if he were so entitled) M33—
(a)in paragraph (1)(b) M34 after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”;
(b)in paragraph (4) M35 after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.
(4) In regulation 5 (contribution towards the cost of providing for child), in paragraph (5) M36—
(a)after “neither the beneficiary nor his spouse” insert “ or, as the case may be, his civil partner ”;
(b)after “if he has a spouse” and “and his spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.
(5) In regulation 8 (earnings rules for increases for adult dependants) M37—
(a)in paragraph (1)—
(i)at the end of sub-paragraph (a), insert “ or ”;
(ii)omit “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (b);
(iii)omit sub-paragraph (c);
(b)after paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) This paragraph applies in cases where an increase of benefit is claimed in respect of a spouse or a civil partner who, in either case, is residing with the beneficiary and the increase is claimed under paragraph 6(1)(a)(i) of Schedule 7 to the Contributions and Benefits Act (increase of disablement pension in respect of a spouse or civil partner where beneficiary entitled to unemployability supplement).”;
(c)in paragraph (2)—
(i)after “paragraph (1)” insert “ or (1A) ”;
(ii)after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”;
(d)in paragraph (6) after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”.
(6) In regulation 11 (contribution to maintenance of adult dependant), after paragraph (1) M38 insert—
“(1A) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), for the purposes of section 82 of, and paragraph 6(1)(a)(i) of Schedule 7 to, the Contributions and Benefits Act (increase of maternity allowance and increase of disablement pension where beneficiary entitled to unemployability supplement) a beneficiary shall not be deemed to satisfy the requirement contained in those provisions (that he is contributing to the maintenance of his civil partner at a weekly rate of not less than the standard rate of increase) unless when in employment, or not incapable of work, or not entitled to a Category A or a Category B retirement pension, as the case may be (except in a case where the dependency did not arise until later), he contributed to his civil partner's maintenance at a weekly rate not less than the standard rate of increase.”.
(7) In Schedule 2 (prescribed circumstances for increase of a carer's allowance) M39—
(a)in paragraph 2A M40—
(i)for sub-paragraph (a) substitute the following sub-paragraph—
“(a)a beneficiary is a member of a couple; and”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b) for “person” substitute “ member of the couple ”;
(b)in paragraph 2C M41—
(i)omit the definition of “unmarried couple”;
(ii)before the definition of “week” insert the following definition—
““couple” means—
(a)a man and woman who are married to each other and are members of the same household;
(b)a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife;
(c)two people of the same sex who are civil partners of each other and are members of the same household; or
(d)two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners,
and for the purposes of paragraph (d), two people of the same sex are to be regarded as living together as if they were civil partners if, but only if, they would be regarded as living together as husband and wife were they instead two people of the opposite sex;;”;
(c)in paragraph (4)(a)(ii) after “spouses” insert “ or civil partners ”;
(d)in paragraph (7)(a) M42 after “a spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.
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M30The heading to regulation 3 was amended by S.I. 1983/1001 and S.I. 2003/937.
M31Paragraph (1) was amended by S.I. 1983/1001, S.I. 1984/1699, S.I. 1985/1305, S.I. 1994/2945, S.I. 1996/1345 and S.I. 2003/937.
M32Paragraph (2) was amended by S.I. 1983/1001.
M33Regulation 4A was inserted by S.I. 1980/585.
M34Paragraph (1) was amended by S.I. 1989/523 and S.I. 2003/937.
M35Paragraph (4) was amended by S.I. 1984/1698.
M36Paragraph (5) was inserted by S.I. 1977/620.
M37Regulation 8 was substituted by S.I. 1992/3041.
M38Paragraph (1) was amended by S.I. 1983/1001, S.I. 1984/1698, S.I. 1989/1642, S.I. 1994/2945 and S.I. 1996/1345.
M39The title of Schedule 2 was amended by S.I. 2002/2497.
M40Paragraph 2A was inserted by S.I. 1984/1699.
M41Paragraph 2C was inserted by S.I. 1984/1699 and amended by S.I. 1996/2745.
M42Sub-paragraph (a) was substituted retrospectively by section 37(2) of the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50) from 22nd December 1984 and substituted by S.I. 1988/554. Paragraph 7 was amended by S.I. 2002/2497.
8. In regulation 2 of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Residing Together) Regulations 1977 M43 (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as residing or not residing with another person or in which persons are to be treated as residing or not residing together), in paragraph (2) M44 after “spouses” insert “ or civil partners ”.
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M44Paragraph (2) was amended by S.I. 1983/186, S.I.1984/1303, S.I. 1995/829 and S.I.1996/1345.
9.—(1) Amend the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979 M45 as follows.
(2) In regulation 6 (adjustments of personal benefit under Chapters I and II of Part II of the Act by reference to industrial injuries benefits and benefits not under the Act, and adjustments of industrial injuries benefits), in paragraph (5) M46, after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”.
(3) In regulation 15 (priority between persons entitled to increase of benefit), in paragraph (4)(a) after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.
(4) In Schedule 1 (personal benefits which are required to be adjusted by reference to benefits not under Chapters I and II of Part II of the Act), in column (2) of paragraph 4 M47, after “surviving spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.
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M46Paragraph (5) was amended by S.I. 1995/829 and by section 18(1) of the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50).
M47Paragraph 4 was amended by S.I. 1983/186, S.I. 1984/1303, S.I. 1995/829 and S.I. 2002/2497.
10.—(1) Amend the Social Security (Widow's Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations 1979 M48 as follows.
(2) In regulation 7A (Category B retirement pension for surviving spouses by virtue of deceased spouse's contributions) M49—
(a)in the heading preceding it—
(i)after “surviving spouses” insert “ and surviving civil partners ”;
(ii)after “deceased spouse's” insert “ or deceased civil partner's ”;
(b)in paragraph (2)(e) after “remarried” insert “ or formed a civil partnership ”;
(c)in paragraph (3)(a) after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.
(3) In regulation 8 (substitution of former spouse's contribution record to give entitlement to a Category A retirement pension)—
(a)in the heading preceding it, after “former spouse's” insert “ or former civil partner's ”;
(b)in paragraph (1)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a) after “did not remarry” insert “ or, as the case may be, form a civil partnership ”;
(ii)after sub-paragraph (a) insert the following sub-paragraph—
“(aa)any person whose last civil partnership terminated before he attained pensionable age and who did not form a subsequent civil partnership or, as the case may be, marry before that date;”
(iii)in sub-paragraph (b) M50—
(aa)after “attaining pensionable age” insert “ or whose civil partner died on or after the man or woman had attained that age ”;
(bb)after “former spouse” insert “ or former civil partner ”;
(iv)in sub-paragraph (c)—
(aa)after “last marriage” insert “ or last civil partnership ”;
(bb)after “his spouse” insert “ or, as the case may be, his civil partner ”;
(c)in paragraph (2)—
(i)after “marriage” insert “ or civil partnership ”;
(ii)after “former spouse” insert “ or former civil partner ”;
(d)in paragraph (3)—
(i)after “former spouse” insert “ or former civil partner ”;
(ii)after “marriage” insert “ or civil partnership ”;
(e)in paragraph (6) after “his spouse's” insert “ or his civil partner's ”.
(4) In regulation 16ZA (provision in relation to entitlement to child benefit for the purposes of a widowed parent's allowance) M51—
(a)in paragraph (1)—
(i)after “(“the surviving spouse”)” insert “ or whose civil partner has died (“surviving civil partner”) ”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b) after “surviving spouse” insert “ or surviving civil partner ”;
(b)in paragraph (2)—
(i)after “a surviving spouse” insert “ or surviving civil partner ”;
(ii)after “more than once married” insert “ , has formed more than one civil partnership, or who has been both married and formed a civil partnership ”;
(iii)after “with the deceased spouse” insert “ or, as the case may be, the deceased civil partner ”;
(iv)after “the deceased spouse” insert “ or deceased civil partner ”;
(v)in sub-paragraph (a)—
(aa)after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”;
(bb)after “marriage” insert “ or, as the case may be, by the formation of a civil partnership ”;
(cc)after “that previous spouse's” insert “ or previous civil partner's ”;
(vi)in sub-paragraph (b) after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”.
(5) In Schedule 1 (method of treating former spouse's contributions as those of the beneficiary so as to entitle him to a Category A retirement pension)—
(a)in the heading preceding it, after “former spouse's” insert “ or former civil partner's ”;
(b)in paragraph 1—
(i)after “the former spouse's” (in each place) insert “ or former civil partner's ”;
(ii)after “the marriage” (in each place) insert “ or, as the case may be, the civil partnership ”;
(c)in paragraph 2 after “marriage” (in each place) insert “ or civil partnership ”;
(d)in paragraph 3—
(i)after “in which the marriage took place” (in each place) insert “ or the civil partnership was formed ”;
(ii)for “in which the marriage terminated” (in each place) substitute “ in which the marriage or civil partnership terminated ”.
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M49Regulation 7A was inserted by S.I. 2000/1483.
M50Sub-paragraph (b) was substituted by S.I. 2000/1483.
M51Regulation 16ZA was inserted by S.I. 2001/1235.
11.—(1) Amend the Social Security (Widow's Benefit, Retirement Pensions and Other Benefits)(Transitional) Regulations 1979 M52 as follows.
(2) In regulation 12 (provision relating to increase of retirement pension where pensioner's deceased spouse had deferred retirement) M53—
(a)in the heading preceding it, after “deceased spouse” insert “ or deceased civil partner ”;
(b)after “deceased spouse” (in each place) insert “ or deceased civil partner ”;
(c)after “whose spouse dies on or after 6th April 1979” insert “ or whose civil partner dies on or after 5th December 2005 ”;
(d)for “that date” substitute “ 6th April 1979 ”.
12.—(1) Amend the Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases Benefit Scheme 1983 M54 as follows.
(2) In article 5 (increase of allowance in respect of spouse) M55—
(a)in the heading preceding it, after “spouse” add “ or civil partner ”;
(b)in paragraph (1), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”;
(c)in paragraph (3), after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”.
(3) In article 9 (death benefit)—
(a)in paragraph (2), after “Workmen's Compensation Act 1925” insert “ and is to be read as including a surviving civil partner of the deceased ”;
(b)in paragraph (4)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a)—
(aa)in paragraph (ii), after “at her death,” insert “ or ”;
(bb)after paragraph (ii) insert the following paragraph—
“(iii)his or her surviving civil partner who was wholly dependant upon him or her and who was residing with him or her at the time of his or her death,”;
(cc)for “to that widow or, as the case may be, to that widower” substitute “ to that widow, that widower or, as the case may be, that surviving civil partner ”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b)—
(aa)for “widow or widower” substitute “ widow, widower or surviving civil partner ”;
(bb)after paragraph (i) insert the following paragraph—
“(ia)his or her surviving civil partner who was wholly dependant on the deceased at the time of the deceased's death; or”;
(cc)for “between the widow or, as the case may be, the widower and that child or, if there is more than one child, between the widow or widower and those children” substitute “ between the widow, widower or, as the case may be, the surviving civil partner and that child or, if there is more than one child, between the widow, widower or, as the case may be, the surviving civil partner and those children ”;
(c)in sub-paragraph (c)—
(i)for “a widow or widower” substitute “ a widow, widower or surviving civil partner ”;
(ii)for “to that widow or, as the case may be, to that widower” substitute “ to that widow, that widower or, as the case may be, to that surviving civil partner ”;
(d)in sub-paragraph (d), for “widow or widower” substitute “ widow, widower or surviving civil partner ”.
(4) In Schedule 2 (conditions relating to increase of allowance in respect of a spouse) M56—
(a)in the heading preceding it, after “spouse” add “ or civil partner ”;
(b)in paragraph 1, after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”;
(c)in paragraph 2, after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”.
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M55The heading to article 5 was amended by S.I. 1987/400, and the article amended by S.I. 1983/504 and S.I. 1987/400.
M56The heading to Schedule 2 and Schedule 2 were amended by S.I. 1987/400.
13.—(1) Amend the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 M57 as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1)—
(a)in the definition of “close relative”, for “or the spouse of any of the preceding persons or, if that person is one of an unmarried couple, the other member of that couple” substitute “ or, if any of the preceding persons is one member of a couple, the other member of that couple ”;
(b)for the definition of “couple” substitute the following definition—
““couple” means—
(a)a man and woman who are married to each other and are members of the same household;
(b)a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife;
(c)two people of the same sex who are civil partners of each other and are members of the same household; or
(d)two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners,
and for the purposes of paragraph (d), two people of the same sex are to be regarded as living together as if they were civil partners if, but only if, they would be regarded as living together as husband and wife were they instead two people of the opposite sex;;”;
(c)in the definition of “partner”, in paragraph (a), for “a married or an unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”;
(d)in the definition of “war widower's pension”M58—
(i)after “any widower's” insert “ or surviving civil partner's ”;
(ii)after “for a widower” insert “ or surviving civil partner ”.
(3) In regulation 21 (special cases), in paragraph (3), in the definition of “partner of a person subject to immigration control”M59, in sub-paragraph (iii)—
(a)for “his” substitute “ the member's ”;
(b)for “her” substitute “ the partner ”.
(4) Amend regulation 54 (interpretation) as follows—
(a)in the definition of “liable relative”, for “or former spouse” substitute “ , former spouse, civil partner or former civil partner ”;
(b)in the definition of “payment”M60, in sub-paragraph (a)—
(i)at the end of paragraph (ii), insert “ or ”;
(ii)after paragraph (ii), as amended by sub-paragraph (i) above, insert the following paragraph—
“(iii)any proceedings for separation, dissolution or nullity in relation to a civil partnership;”.
(5) In regulation 61 (interpretation), in the definition of “contribution”M61, after “the holder's spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.
(6) In Schedule 1B (prescribed categories of person) M62, in paragraph 16A (certain persons aged between 55 and 60 whose spouse has died) M63—
(a)in the heading preceding it, after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (b), after “9th April 2006” insert “ or whose civil partner died during the period beginning on 5th December 2005 and ending on 9th April 2006 ”.
(7) In Schedule 2 (applicable amounts), in paragraph 8A (bereavement premium) M64, in sub-paragraph (1)(b), after “9th April 2001” insert “ or of a civil partner who died on or after 5th December 2005 ”.
(8) In Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—
(a)in paragraph 16(c) M65, for “widow or widower” substitute “ widow, widower or surviving civil partner ”;
(b)in paragraph 39 M66—
(i)in sub-paragraph (2)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he has formed a civil partnership that has not been dissolved or, where that person has died, had not been dissolved at the time of that person's death ”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (3), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or, where the partner or former partner and that person have formed a civil partnership, the civil partnership has not been dissolved or, if either of them has died, had not been dissolved at the time of the death ”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (4)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he has formed a civil partnership that has not been dissolved ”;
(iv)in sub-paragraph (5)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he had formed a civil partnership that had not been dissolved ”;
(c)in paragraph 54 M67, for “widows or widowers” substitute “ widows, widowers or surviving civil partners ”;
(d)in paragraph 55 M68, for “widows or widowers” substitute “ widows, widowers or surviving civil partners ”;
(e)in paragraph 56(1) M69—
(i)in paragraph (a), for “widow or widower” substitute “ widow, widower or surviving civil partner ”;
(ii)in paragraph (b), for “widows or widowers” substitute “ widows, widowers or surviving civil partners ”.
(9) In Schedule 10 (capital to be disregarded)—
(a)in paragraph 4(b) M70, after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he formed a civil partnership that has been dissolved ”;
(b)in paragraph 22 M71—
(i)in sub-paragraph (2)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he has formed a civil partnership that has not been dissolved or, where that person has died, had not been dissolved at the time of that person's death ”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (3), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or, where the partner or former partner and that person have formed a civil partnership, the civil partnership has not been dissolved or, if either of them has died, had not been dissolved at the time of the death ”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (4)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he has formed a civil partnership that has not been dissolved ”;
(iv)in sub-paragraph (5)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he had formed a civil partnership that had not been dissolved ”;
(c)in paragraph 25 M72, after “estrangement or divorce from” insert “ , or dissolution of his civil partnership with, ”;
(d)in paragraph 61 M73, in sub-paragraphs (c) and (d), after “deceased spouse” insert “ or deceased civil partner ”;
(e)in paragraph 65 M74, after “deceased spouse” (in each place) insert “ or deceased civil partner ”.
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M58The definition of “war widower's pension” was inserted by S.I. 2002/841.
M59The definition of “partner of a person subject to immigration control” was inserted by S.I. 2000/636.
M60The definition of “payment” was amended by S.I. 1988/663 and S.I. 2003/455.
M61The definition of “contribution” was substituted by S.I. 1996/1944, and amended by S.I. 1998/563, S.I. 1999/1935 and S.I. 2001/2319.
M62Schedule 1B was inserted by S.I. 1996/206.
M63Paragraph 16A was inserted by S.I .2000/2239 for the period from 9th April 2001 to 9th April 2006 only.
M64Paragraph 8A was inserted by S.I. 2000/2239 for the period from 9th April 2001 to 9th April 2006 only.
M65Paragraph 16 was substituted by S.I. 1995/2792, and sub-paragraph (c) was amended by S.I. 1995/3282 and S.I. 2002/841.
M66Paragraph 39 was substituted by S.I. 1991/1175 and amended by S.I. 1992/1101, S.I. 1993/963 and S.I. 2000/1981.
M67Paragraph 54 was inserted by S.I. 1994/2139 and amended by S.I. 2002/841.
M68Paragraph 55 was inserted by S.I. 1994/2139 and amended by S.I. 2002/841.
M69Paragraph 56 was inserted by S.I. 1994/2139 and paragraph 56(1)(a) was amended by S.I. 2002/841.
M70Paragraph 4(b) was amended by S.I. 1988/910.
M71Paragraph 22 was substituted by S.I. 1991/1175 and amended by S.I. 1992/1101, S.I. 1993/1249, S.I. 2000/1981 and S.I. 2004/1141.
M72Paragraph 25 was inserted by S.I. 1988/910 and amended by S.I. 2003/511.
M73Paragraph 61 was inserted by S.I. 2001/22.
M74Paragraph 65 was inserted by S.I. 2001/3481.
14.—(1) Amend the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 M75 as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a)after the definition of “Contributions and Benefits Act” insert the following definition—
““couple” means—
(a)a man and woman who are married to each other and are members of the same household;
(b)a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife;
(c)two people of the same sex who are civil partners of each other and are members of the same household; or
(d)two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners,
and for the purposes of paragraph (d), two people of the same sex are to be regarded as living together as if they were civil partners if, but only if, they would be regarded as living together as husband and wife were they instead two people of the opposite sex;;”;
(b)omit the definitions of “married couple” and “unmarried couple”;
(c)in the definition of “partner”, for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”.
(3) In regulation 4 (making a claim for benefit), in paragraphs (3) M76, (3B)(a) M77, (3C) M78 and (4), for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”.
(4) In regulation 4D (making a claim for state pension credit) M79, in paragraphs (7) and (8) for “married or unmarried couple” substitute “ couple ”.
(5) In regulation 6 (date of claim), in paragraph (31) M80, in sub-paragraphs (a)(ii), (b) and (ii), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.
(6) In regulation 15 (advance notice of retirement and claim for and award of pension), in paragraph (6) M81, after “the spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”.
(7) In regulation 17 (duration of awards), in paragraph (1A) M82 for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”.
(8) In regulation 36 (payment to a partner as alternative payee), in paragraph (2)(a) M83, for “of a married or unmarried” substitute “ member of a ”.
Marginal Citations
M76Paragraph (3) was amended by S.I. 1996/2431.
M77Paragraph (3B) was inserted by S.I. 1996/1460 and amended by S.I. 2000/1982.
M78Paragraph (3C) was inserted by S.I. 1986/2431 and amended by S.I. 2000/636.
M79Regulation 4D was inserted by S.I. 2002/3019.
M80Paragraph (31) was inserted by S.I. 2004/2283.
M81Paragraph (6) was substituted by S.I. 1989/1642.
M82Paragraph (1A) was substituted by S.I. 1996/1460.
M83Regulation 36 was renumbered as regulation 36(1) and paragraph (2) was inserted by S.I. 2002/2660.
15.—(1) Amend the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 M84 as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1)—
(a)in the definition of “close relative”, for “or the spouse of any of the preceding persons or, if that person is one of an unmarried couple, the other member of that couple” substitute “ or if any of the preceding persons is one member of a couple, the other member of that couple ”;
(b)after the definition of “co-ownership scheme” insert the following definition—
““couple” means—
(a)a man and woman who are married to each other and are members of the same household;
(b)a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife;
(c)two people of the same sex who are civil partners of each other and are members of the same household; or
(d)two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners,
and for the purposes of paragraph (d), two people of the same sex are to be regarded as living together as if they were civil partners if, but only if, they would be regarded as living together as husband and wife were they instead two people of the opposite sex;;”;
(c)omit the definitions of “married couple” and “unmarried couple”;
(d)in the definition of “partner”, in paragraph (a) for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”.
(3) In regulation 5 (circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as occupying a dwelling as his home), in paragraph (5)(b) M85 for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”.
(4) In regulation 46 (interpretation) M86, in paragraph (1), in the definition of “contribution”M87, after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.
(5) In regulation 63 (non-dependant deductions), in paragraphs (3) M88, (4) and (5) for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”.
(6) In regulation 71 (who may claim), in paragraph (1) M89 for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”.
(7) In Schedule 2 (applicable amounts), in paragraph 8A(1)(b) M90, after “on or after 9th April 2001” insert “ or of a civil partner who died on or after 5th December 2005 ”.
(8) In Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—
(a)in paragraph 14 M91, in sub-paragraph (c), for “widow or widower” substitute “ widow, widower or surviving civil partner ”;
(b)in paragraph 34 M92—
(i)in sub-paragraph (2)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he has formed a civil partnership that has not been dissolved or, where that person has died, had not been dissolved at the time of that person's death ”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (3), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or, where the partner or former partner and that person have formed a civil partnership, the civil partnership has not been dissolved or, if either of them has died, had not been dissolved at the time of the death ”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (4)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he has formed a civil partnership that has not been dissolved ”;
(iv)in sub-paragraph (5)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he had formed a civil partnership that had not been dissolved ”;
(c)in paragraph 53 M93, for “widows or widowers” substitute “ widows, widowers or surviving civil partners ”;
(d)in paragraph 54 M94, for “widows or widowers” substitute “ widows, widowers or surviving civil partners ”;
(e)in paragraph 55(1) M95—
(i)in paragraph (a), for “widow or widower” substitute “ widow, widower or surviving civil partner ”;
(ii)in paragraph (b), for “widows or widowers” substitute “ widows, widowers or surviving civil partners ”.
(9) In Schedule 5 (capital to be disregarded)—
(a)in paragraph 4(b), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he had formed a civil partnership that has been dissolved ”;
(b)in paragraph 23 M96—
(i)in sub-paragraph (2)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he has formed a civil partnership that has not been dissolved or, where that person has died, had not been dissolved at the time of that person's death ”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (3), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or, where the partner or former partner and that person have formed a civil partnership, the civil partnership has not been dissolved or, if either of them has died, had not been dissolved at the time of the death ”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (4)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he has formed a civil partnership that has not been dissolved ”;
(iv)in sub-paragraph (5)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he had formed a civil partnership that had not been dissolved ”;
(c)in paragraph 24(1), after “or divorce from” insert “ , or dissolution of his civil partnership with, ”;
(d)in paragraph 64 M97, in sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) after “deceased spouse” insert “ or deceased civil partner ”;
(e)in paragraph 67 M98, after “deceased spouse” (in each place) insert “ or deceased civil partner ”.
Marginal Citations
M85Paragraph (5)(b) was amended by S.I. 1990/1549.
M86Regulation 46 was amended by S.I. 2000/1981.
M87The definition of “contribution” was substituted by S.I. 1996/1944, and amended by S.I. 1998/563, S.I. 1999/1935 and S.I. 2001/2319.
M88Paragraph (3) was amended by S.I. 1993/317.
M89Paragraph (1) was amended by S.I. 2001/1605.
M90Paragraph 8A was inserted by S.I. 2000/2239 for the period 9th April 2001 to 9th April 2006 only.
M91Paragraph 14 was substituted by S.I. 1995/2792 and amended by S.I. 1995/3282 and S.I. 2002/841.
M92Paragraph 34 was substituted by S.I. 1991/1175 and amended by S.I. 1992/1101, S.I. 1993/963 and S.I. 1993/1249.
M93Paragraph 53 was inserted by S.I. 1994/2137 and amended by S.I. 2002/841.
M94Paragraph 54 was inserted by S.I. 1994/2137 and amended by S.I. 2002/841.
M95Paragraph 55 was inserted by S.I. 1994/2137 and sub-paragraph (1) amended by S.I. 2002/841.
M96Paragraph 23 was substituted by S.I. 1991/1175 and amended by S.I. 1992/1101, S.I. 1993/1249 and S.I. 2004/1141.
M97Paragraph 64 was inserted by S.I. 2001/22.
M98Paragraph 67 was inserted by S.I. 2001/3481.
16.—(1) Amend the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987, as modified in their application to persons to whom regulation 2(1) of the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations 2003 M99 applies, as follows.
(2) In regulation 25 (meaning of “income”), in paragraph (1)(m), for “by his spouse or former spouse or towards the maintenance of the claimant's partner by his spouse or former spouse,” substitute “ by his spouse, civil partner, former spouse or former civil partner or towards the maintenance of the claimant's partner by his spouse, civil partner, former spouse or former civil partner, ”.
(3) In Schedule 4A (amounts to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) M100—
(a)in paragraph 1(c), for “widow or widower” substitute “ widow, widower or surviving civil partner ”;
(b)in paragraph 4, for “widows or widowers” substitute “ widows, widowers or surviving civil partners ”;
(c)in paragraph 5, for “widows or widowers” substitute “ widows, widowers or surviving civil partners ”;
(d)in paragraph 6(1)—
(i)in paragraph (a) M101, for “widow or widower” substitute “ widow, widower or surviving civil partner ”;
(ii)in paragraph (b), for “widows or widowers” substitute “ widows, widowers or surviving civil partners ”;
(e)in paragraph 13, after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”;
(f)in paragraph 20(1), for “by the claimant's spouse or former spouse, or the claimant's partner's spouse or former spouse” substitute “ by the claimant's spouse, civil partner, former spouse or former civil partner or the claimant's partner's spouse, civil partner, former spouse, or former civil partner ”.
(4) In Part 1 of Schedule 5ZA (capital to be disregarded) M102—
(a)in paragraph 4(b), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he had formed a civil partnership that has been dissolved ”;
(b)in paragraph 6(1), after “from his former partner” insert “ or the dissolution of a civil partnership with his former partner ”;
(c)in paragraph 13, in sub-paragraphs (c) and (d), after “deceased spouse” insert “ or deceased civil partner ”;
(d)in paragraph 15, after “deceased spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”;
(e)in paragraph 16—
(i)in sub-paragraph (2), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he has formed a civil partnership that has not been dissolved or, where that person has died, had not been dissolved at the time of that person's death ”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (3), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or, where the partner or former partner and that person have formed a civil partnership, the civil partnership has not been dissolved or, if either of them has died, had not been dissolved at the time of the death ”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (4)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he has formed a civil partnership that has not been dissolved ”;
(iv)in sub-paragraph (5)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he had formed a civil partnership that had not been dissolved ”.
Marginal Citations
M100Schedule 4A was inserted by S.I. 2003/325 for the purposes only of regulation 21(3) and (4) of that S.I., and is identical to Schedule 4A to the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 – see paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 2 to S.I. 2003/325.
M101Sub-paragraph (1)(a) was amended by virtue of S.I. 2003/2275.
M102Schedule 5ZA was inserted by S.I. 2003/325 for the purposes only of regulation 21 (3) and (4) of that S.I., and is identical to Schedule 5ZA to the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 – see paragraph 1(c) of Schedule 2 to S.I. 2003/325.
17. In regulation 1 of the Housing Benefit (Supply of Information) Regulations 1988 M103 (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2)—
(a)after the definition of “claimant” insert the following definition—
““couple” means—
(a)a man and woman who are married to each other and are members of the same household;
(b)a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife;
(c)two people of the same sex who are civil partners of each other and are members of the same household; or
(d)two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners,
and for the purposes of paragraph (d), two people of the same sex are to be regarded as living together as if they were civil partners if, but only if, they would be regarded as living together as husband and wife were they instead two people of the opposite sex;;”;
(b)in the definition of “partner”, in paragraph (a), for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”.
Marginal Citations
18. In regulation 17 of the Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988 M104 (recovery from couples) M105, for “a married or unmarried couple” (in each place) substitute “ a couple ”.
Marginal Citations
M105Regulation 17 has been amended by S.I. 2003/492, S.I. 1996/1345, S.I. 1996/2571 and S.I. 2002/3019.
19. In regulation 2 of the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations 1991 M106 (conditions as to residence and presence in Great Britain), in paragraph (2)(c), after “spouse,” insert “ civil partner, ”.
Marginal Citations
20. In regulation 2 of the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991 M107 (conditions as to residence and presence in Great Britain), in paragraph (2)(c), after “spouse,” insert “ civil partner, ”.
Marginal Citations
21.—(1) Amend the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 M108 as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1)—
(a)in the definition of “close relative”, for “or the spouse of any of the preceding persons or, if that person is one of an unmarried couple, the other member of that couple” substitute “ or if any of the preceding persons is one member of a couple, the other member of that couple ”;
(b)after the definition of “council tax benefit” insert the following definition—
““couple” means—
(a)a man and woman who are married to each other and are members of the same household;
(b)a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife;
(c)two people of the same sex who are civil partners of each other and are members of the same household; or
(d)two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners,
and for the purposes of sub-paragraph (d), two people of the same sex are to be regarded as living together as if they were civil partners if, but only if, they would be regarded as living together as husband and wife were they instead two people of the opposite sex;;”;
(c)omit the definitions of “married couple” and “unmarried couple”;
(d)in the definition of “partner”, in sub-paragraph (a) for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”.
(3) In regulation 38 (interpretation) M109, in paragraph (1), in the definition of “contribution”M110, after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.
(4) In regulation 52 (non-dependant deductions)—
(a)in paragraphs (3) and (4) for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”;
(b)in paragraph (5)(b), after “spouses” insert “ and civil partners ”.
(5) In regulation 54 (alternative maximum council tax benefit), in paragraph (3), after “spouses” insert “ and civil partners ”.
(6) In regulation 55 (residents of a dwelling to whom section 131(6) of the Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 does not apply)—
(a)in paragraph (a), after “spouse's” insert “ or civil partner's ”;
(b)in paragraph (b), for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”.
(7) In regulation 61 (who may claim), in paragraph (1) M111 for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”.
(8) In Schedule 1 (applicable amounts), in paragraph 8A(1)(b) M112, after “on or after 9th April 2001” insert “ or of a civil partner who died on or after 5th December 2005 ”.
(9) In Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—
(a)in paragraph 14(c) M113 for “widow or widower” substitute “ widow, widower or surviving civil partner ”;
(b)in paragraph 35—
(i)in sub-paragraph (2)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he has formed a civil partnership that has not been dissolved or, where that person has died, had not been dissolved at the time of that person's death ”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (3), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or, where the partner or former partner and that person have formed a civil partnership, the civil partnership has not been dissolved or, if either of them has died, had not been dissolved at the time of the death ”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (4)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he has formed a civil partnership that has not been dissolved ”;
(iv)in sub-paragraph (5)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he had formed a civil partnership that had not been dissolved ”;
(c)in paragraph 52 M114, for “widows or widowers” substitute “ widows, widowers or surviving civil partners ”;
(d)in paragraph 53 M115, for “widows or widowers” substitute “ widows, widowers or surviving civil partners ”;
(e)in paragraph 54(1) M116—
(i)in paragraph (a), for “widow or widower” substitute “ widow, widower or surviving civil partner ”;
(ii)in paragraph (b), for “widows or widowers” substitute “ widows, widowers or surviving civil partners ”.
(10) In Schedule 5 (capital to be disregarded)—
(a)in paragraph 4(b), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he had formed a civil partnership that has been dissolved ”;
(b)in paragraph 23—
(i)in sub-paragraph (2)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he has formed a civil partnership that has not been dissolved or, where that person has died, had not been dissolved at the time of that person's death ”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (3), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or, where the partner or former partner and that person have formed a civil partnership, the civil partnership has not been dissolved or, if either of them has died, had not been dissolved at the time of the death ”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (4)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he has formed a civil partnership that has not been dissolved ”;
(iv)in sub-paragraph (5)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he had formed a civil partnership that had not been dissolved ”;
(c)in paragraph 24(1), after “or divorce from” insert “ , or dissolution of his civil partnership with, ”;
(d)in paragraph 64 M117, in sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) after “deceased spouse” insert “ or deceased civil partner ”;
(e)in paragraph 67 M118, after “deceased spouse” (in each place) insert “ or deceased civil partner ”.
Marginal Citations
M109Regulation 38 was amended by S.I. 2000/1981.
M110The definition of “contribution” was substituted by S.I. 1996/1944, and amended by S.I. 1998/563, S.I. 1999/1935 and S.I. 2001/2.
M111Paragraph (1) was amended by S.I. 2001/1605.
M112Paragraph 8A was inserted, for the period 9th April 2001 to 9th April 2006 only, by S.I. 2000/2239.
M113Paragraph 14 was substituted by S.I. 1995/2792, and amended by S.I. 1995/3282 and S.I. 2002/841.
M114Paragraph 52 was inserted by S.I. 1994/2137 and amended by S.I. 2002/841.
M115Paragraph 53 was inserted by S.I. 1994/2137 and amended by S.I. 2002/841.
M116Paragraph 54 was inserted by S.I. 1994/2137 and sub-paragraph (1) amended by S.I. 2002/841.
M117Paragraph 64 was inserted by S.I. 2001/22.
M118Paragraph 67 was inserted by S.I. 2001/3481.
22.—(1) Amend the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992, as modified in their application to persons to whom regulation 12(1) of the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations 2003 M119 applies, as follows.
(2) In regulation 17 (meaning of “income”), in paragraph (1)(m), for “by his spouse or former spouse or towards the maintenance of the claimant's partner by his spouse or former spouse, ” substitute “ by his spouse, civil partner, former spouse or former civil partner or towards the maintenance of the claimant's partner by his spouse, civil partner, former spouse or former civil partner, ”.
(3) In Schedule 4A (amounts to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) M120—
(a)in paragraph 1(c), for “widow or widower” substitute “ widow, widower or surviving civil partner ”;
(b)in paragraph 4, for “widows or widowers” substitute “ widows, widowers or surviving civil partners ”;
(c)in paragraph 5, for “widows or widowers” substitute “ widows, widowers or surviving civil partners ”;
(d)in paragraph 6(1)—
(i)in paragraph (a) M121, for “widow or widower” substitute “ widow, widower or surviving civil partner ”;
(ii)in paragraph (b), for “widows or widowers” substitute “ widows, widowers or surviving civil partners ”;
(e)in paragraph 13 after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”;
(f)in paragraph 20(1), for “by the claimant's spouse or former spouse, or the claimant's partner's spouse or former spouse” substitute “ by the claimant's spouse, civil partner, former spouse or former civil partner or the claimant's partner's spouse, civil partner, former spouse, or former civil partner ”.
(4) In Part 1 of Schedule 5ZA (capital to be disregarded) M122—
(a)in paragraph 4(b), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he had formed a civil partnership that has been dissolved ”;
(b)in paragraph 6(1), after “from his former partner” insert “ or the dissolution of a civil partnership with his former partner, ”;
(c)in paragraph 13, in sub-paragraphs (c) and (d), after “ deceased spouse” insert “ or deceased civil partner ”;
(d)in paragraph 15 after “deceased spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”;
(e)in paragraph 16—
(i)in sub-paragraph (2), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he has formed a civil partnership that has not been dissolved or, where that person has died, had not been dissolved at the time of that person's death ”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (3), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or, where the partner or former partner and that person have formed a civil partnership, the civil partnership has not been dissolved or, if either of them has died, had not been dissolved at the time of the death ”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (4)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he has formed a civil partnership that has not been dissolved ”;
(iv)in sub-paragraph (5)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he had formed a civil partnership that had not been dissolved ”.
Marginal Citations
M120Schedule 4A was inserted by S.I. 2003/325 for the purposes only of regulation 21(3) and (4) of that S.I.
M121Sub-paragraph (1)(a) was amended by virtue of S.I. 2003/2275.
M122Schedule 5ZA was inserted by S.I. 2003/325 for the purposes only of regulation 21 (3) and (4) of that S.I.
23.—(1) Amend the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit – Increases for Dependants) Regulations 1994 M123 as follows.
(2) In regulation 3 (allocation of contributions for a spouse) M124—
(a)in the heading preceding it, after “spouse” add “ or civil partner ”;
(b)after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”.
(3) In regulation 9 (increase of incapacity benefit for adult dependants and persons having the care of children), in paragraph (1) M125—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a), after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (b), after “a spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.
(4) In regulation 12 (contribution to maintenance of adult dependant), in paragraph (1)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a)—
(i)after “his spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”;
(ii)after “that spouse's” insert “ , civil partner's ”.
(b)in sub-paragraph (b), after “the spouse” insert “ , civil partner ”.
(5) In regulation 14 (disqualification for receipt of increases in cases of imprisonment and absence abroad), in paragraph (1), after “the spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.
Marginal Citations
M124Regulation 3 was substituted by S.I. 2003/937.
M125Paragraph (1) was amended by S.I. 2003/937.
24. In regulation 16 of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 M126 (conditions relating to residence or presence) M127, in paragraph (4)(a), after “spouse,” insert “ civil partner, ”.
25. In regulation 2 of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 M128 (interpretation), in paragraph (1)—
(a)in the definition of “close relative”, for “or the spouse of any of the preceding persons or, if that person is one of an unmarried couple, the other member of that couple” substitute “ or if any of the preceding persons is one member of a couple, the other member of that couple ”;
(b)after the definition of “close relative” insert the following definition—
““couple” means—
(a)a man and woman who are married to each other and are members of the same household;
(b)a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife;
(c)two people of the same sex who are civil partners of each other and are members of the same household; or
(d)two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners,
and for the purposes of paragraph (d), two people of the same sex are to be regarded as living together as if they were civil partners if, but only if, they would be regarded as living together as husband and wife were they instead two people of the opposite sex;;”;
(c)in the definition of “relative”M129, for “a spouse or, in the case of an unmarried couple, the other member of that couple” substitute “ the other member of a couple ”.
Marginal Citations
M129The definition of “relative” was inserted by S.I. 1996/3207.
26.—(1) Amend the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996 M130 as follows.
(2) In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (3)—
(a)in the definition of “close relative”M131, for “or the spouse of any of the preceding persons or, if that person is one of an unmarried couple, the other member of that couple” substitute “ or if any of the preceding persons is one member of a couple, the other member of that couple ”;
(b)for the definition of “couple” substitute the following definition—
““couple” means—
(a)a man and woman who are married to each other and are members of the same household;
(b)a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife;
(c)two people of the same sex who are civil partners of each other and are members of the same household; or
(d)two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners,
and for the purposes of paragraph (d), two people of the same sex are to be regarded as living together as if they were civil partners if, but only if, they would be regarded as living together as husband and wife were they instead two people of the opposite sex;;”;
(c)in the definition of “partner”, in paragraph (a) for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”;
(d)in the definition of “war widower's pension”M132, after “to a man as a widower” insert “ or to a surviving civil partner ”.
(3) In regulation 4 (interpretation of Parts 2, 4 and 5), in the definition of “close relative”M133—
(a)for “a spouse or other member of an unmarried couple” substitute “ a member of a couple ”;
(b)for “or the spouse of any of the preceding persons or, if that person is one of an unmarried couple, the other member of that couple” substitute “ or if any of the preceding persons is one member of a couple, the other member of that couple ”.
(4) In regulation 57 (interpretation of Part 4), in paragraph (2)(a)—
(a)after “of a married couple” insert “ or of a civil partnership ”;
(b)after “that couple” insert “ or civil partnership ”.
(5) In regulation 85 (special cases), in paragraph (4), in the definition of “partner of a person subject to immigration control”M134, in sub-paragraph (iii)—
(a)for “his” substitute “ the member's ”;
(b)for “her” substitute “ the partner ”.
(6) In regulation 117 (interpretation)—
(a)in the definition of “liable relative”, in sub-paragraph (a), for “or former spouse” substitute “ , former spouse, civil partner or former civil partner ”;
(b)in the definition of “payment”, in sub-paragraph (a)—
(i)at the end of paragraph (ii), insert “ or ”;
(ii)after paragraph (ii), as amended by sub-paragraph (i) above, insert the following paragraph—
“(iii)any proceedings for separation, dissolution or nullity in relation to a civil partnership;”.
(7) In regulation 130 (interpretation), in the definition of “contribution”M135, after “holder's spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.
(8) In regulation 140 (meaning of “person in hardship”), in paragraph (1) M136—
(a)in sub-paragraph (c)—
(i)for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”;
(ii)for paragraph (i) substitute the following paragraph—
“(i)at least one member of the couple is a woman who is pregnant; and”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (e), for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”.
(9) In regulation 146A (meaning of “couple in hardship”) M137, in paragraph (1)(a), for “the woman member of the joint-claim couple is pregnant” substitute “ at least one member of the joint-claim couple is a woman who is pregnant ”.
(10) In regulation 169 (recovery orders), in paragraph (1), after “claimant's spouse”, insert “ or civil partner ”.
(11) Amend Schedule 1 (applicable amounts) as follows—
(a)in paragraph 1, in sub-paragraph (3)(a)(iv) and (iva) M138 of column (1), after “married” insert “ or civil partners ”;
(b)in paragraph 9A(1)(b) (bereavement premium) M139 of Part 3 (premiums), after “9th April 2001” insert “ or of a civil partner who died on or after 5th December 2005 ”.
(12) In Schedule 7 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—
(a)in paragraph 41—
(i)in sub-paragraph (2)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he has formed a civil partnership that has not been dissolved or, where that person has died, had not been dissolved at the time of that person's death ”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (3), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or, where the partner or former partner and that person have formed a civil partnership, the civil partnership has not been dissolved or, if either of them has died, had not been dissolved at the time of the death ”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (4)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he has formed a civil partnership that has not been dissolved ”;
(iv)in sub-paragraph (5)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he had formed a civil partnership that had not been dissolved ”;
(b)in paragraph 53 M140, for “widows or widowers” substitute “ widows, widowers or surviving civil partners ”;
(c)in paragraph 54 M141, for “widows or widowers” substitute “ widows, widowers or surviving civil partners ”;
(d)in paragraph 55(1) M142—
(i)in paragraph (a), for “widow or widower” substitute “ widow, widower or surviving civil partner ”;
(ii)in paragraph (b), for “widows or widowers” substitute “ widows, widowers or surviving civil partners ”.
(13) In Schedule 8 (capital to be disregarded)—
(a)in paragraph 4(b), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he formed a civil partnership that has been dissolved ”;
(b)in paragraph 5 M143, after “estrangement or divorce from” insert “ or dissolution of a civil partnership with ”;
(c)in paragraph 27—
(i)in sub-paragraph (2)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he has formed a civil partnership that has not been dissolved or, where that person has died, had not been dissolved at the time of that person's death ”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (3), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or, where the partner or former partner and that person have formed a civil partnership, the civil partnership has not been dissolved or, if either of them has died, had not been dissolved at the time of the death ”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (4)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he has formed a civil partnership that has not been dissolved ”;
(iv)in sub-paragraph (5)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he had formed a civil partnership that had not been dissolved ”;
(d)in paragraph 56 M144, in sub-paragraphs (c) and (d), after “deceased spouse” insert “ or deceased civil partner ”;
(e)in paragraph 58 M145, after “deceased spouse” (in each place) insert “ or deceased civil partner ”.
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M131The definition of “close relative” was amended by S.I. 1996/2538.
M132The definition of “war widower's pension” was inserted by S.I. 2002/841.
M133The definition of “close relative” was amended by S.I. 1996/2538.
M134The definition of “partner of a person subject to immigration control” was inserted by S.I. 2000/636.
M135The definition of “contribution” was amended by S.I. 1998/563, S.I. 1999/1935 and S.I. 2001/2319.
M136Paragraph (1) was amended by S.I. 1996/1516, S.I. 1999/2860, S.I. 2000/239 and S.I. 2000/1978.
M137Regulation 146A was inserted by S.I. 2000/1978.
M138Sub-paragraph (3)(a)(iv) and (iva) was inserted by S.I. 1996/1516.
M139Paragraph 9A was inserted by S.I. 2000/2239 for the period 9th April 2001 to 9th April 2006 only.
M140Paragraph 53 was amended by S.I. 2002/841.
M141Paragraph 54 was amended by S.I. 2002/841.
M142Paragraph 55(1) was amended by S.I. 2002/841.
M143Paragraph 5 was amended by S.I. 2003/511.
M144Paragraph 56 was inserted by S.I. 2001/22.
M145Paragraph 58 was inserted by S.I. 2001/3481.
27. In regulation 2 of the Social Security Benefits (Maintenance Payments and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1996 M146 (interpretation for the purposes of section 74A of the Act), in paragraph (b), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.
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28.—(1) Amend the Social Security (Child Maintenance Bonus) Regulations 1996 M147 as follows.
(2) In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2)—
(a)for the definition of “couple” substitute the following definition—
““couple” means—
(a)a man and woman who are married to each other and are members of the same household;
(b)a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife;
(c)two people of the same sex who are civil partners of each other and are members of the same household; or
(d)two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners,
and for the purposes of paragraph (d), two people of the same sex are to be regarded as living together as if they were civil partners if, but only if, they would be regarded as living together as husband and wife were they instead two people of the opposite sex;;”;
(b)in the definition of “partner”, in paragraph (a), for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”.
(3) In regulation 7 (death of a person with care of a child) M148, in paragraph (2), for “or the spouse of any of the preceding persons or, if that person is one of an unmarried couple, the other member of that couple” substitute “ or if any of the preceding persons is one member of a couple, the other member of that couple ”.
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M148Regulations 2 to 13 were revoked by S.I.2000/3176 from, in relation to any particular case, the date on which section 23 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19) comes into force in relation to that type of case.
29. In the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997 M149, in Schedule 2 (size criteria), in paragraph 1(a), for “a married couple or an unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”.
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30. In the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997 M150, in Schedule 2 (size criteria), in paragraph 1(a), for “a married couple or an unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”.
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31. In regulation 17 of the Social Security (Claims and Information) Regulations 1999 M151 (partners of claimants) M152, in paragraph (5)—
(a)for “partner” substitute “ partner ”
(b)for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”;
(c)after “also a member” insert “ , and “couple” has the same meaning as in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996 ”M153.
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M152Regulation 17 was amended by S.I. 2001/1189 and S.I. 2002/2497.
M153The definition of “couple” in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/207) has been substituted by paragraph 26(2)(b) of this Schedule.
32. In regulation 1 of the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2000 M154 (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2)—
(a)before the definition of “free in-patient treatment” insert the following definition—
““couple” means—
(a)a man and woman who are married to each other and are members of the same household;
(b)a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife;
(c)two people of the same sex who are civil partners of each other and are members of the same household; or
(d)two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners,
and for the purposes of paragraph (d), two people of the same sex are to be regarded as living together as if they were civil partners if, but only if, they would be regarded as living together as husband and wife were they instead two people of the opposite sex;;”;
(b)in the definition of “partner”, in paragraph (a) for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”.
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33.—(1) Amend the Social Security (Breach of Community Order) Regulations 2001 M155 as follows.
(2) In regulation 6 (meaning of “person in hardship”), in paragraph (1)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (c)—
(i)for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”;
(ii)for paragraph (i) substitute the following paragraph—
“(i)at least one member of the couple is a woman who is pregnant; and”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (e), for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”.
(3) In regulation 12 (meaning of “couple in hardship”), in paragraph (1), in sub-paragraph (a), for “the woman member of the joint-claim couple is pregnant” substitute “ at least one member of the joint-claim couple is a woman who is pregnant ”.
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34.—(1) Amend the Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations 2001 M156 as follows.
(2) In regulation 5 (meaning of “person in hardship”), in paragraph (1)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (c)—
(i)for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”;
(ii)for paragraph (i) substitute the following paragraph—
“(i)at least one member of the couple is a woman who is pregnant; and”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (e), for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”.
(3) In regulation 11 (application of Part and meaning of “couple in hardship”), in paragraph (2), in sub-paragraph (a), for “the woman member of the joint-claim couple is pregnant” substitute “ at least one member of the joint-claim couple is a woman who is pregnant ”.
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35.—(1) Amend the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 M157 as follows.
(2) In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation)—
(a)in paragraph (2)—
(i)in the definition of “close relative”, for “or the spouse of any of the preceding persons or, if that person is one of an unmarried couple, the other member of that couple” substitute “ or if any of the preceding persons is one member of a couple, the other member of that couple ”;
(ii)after the definition of “close relative” insert the following definition—
““couple” means—
(a)a man and woman who are married to each other and are members of the same household;
(b)a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife;
(c)two people of the same sex who are civil partners of each other and are members of the same household; or
(d)two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners,
and for the purposes of paragraph (d), two people of the same sex are to be regarded as living together as if they were civil partners if, but only if, they would be regarded as living together as husband and wife were they instead two people of the opposite sex;;”;
(b)in paragraph (3), for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”.
(3) In regulation 15 (income for the purposes of the Act), in paragraph (5)(d), for “or former spouse” (in each place) substitute “ , civil partner, former spouse or former civil partner ”.
(4) In Schedule IV (amounts to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—
(a)in paragraph 1(c) M158, for “widow or widower” substitute “ widow, widower or surviving civil partner ”;
(b)in paragraph 4 M159, for “widows or widowers” substitute “ widows, widowers or surviving civil partners ”;
(c)in paragraph 5 M160, for “widows or widowers” substitute “ widows, widowers or surviving civil partners ”;
(d)in paragraph 6, in sub-paragraph (1) M161—
(i)in paragraph (a), for “widow or widower” substitute “ widow, widower or surviving civil partner ”;
(ii)in paragraph (b), for “widows or widowers” substitute “ widows, widowers or surviving civil partners ”;
(e)in paragraph 12, after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.
(5) In Schedule V (income from capital)—
(a)in paragraph 4(b), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he had formed a civil partnership that has been dissolved ”;
(b)in paragraph 6(1), after “estrangement or divorce from” insert “ , or dissolution of his civil partnership with, ”;
(c)in paragraph 12, in sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) after “deceased spouse” insert “ or deceased civil partner ”;
(d)in paragraph 14, after “deceased spouse” (in each place) insert “ or deceased civil partner ”;
(e)in paragraph 15—
(i)in sub-paragraph (2), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he has formed a civil partnership that has not been dissolved or, where that person has died, had not been dissolved at the time of that person's death ”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (3), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or, where the partner or former partner and that person have formed a civil partnership, the civil partnership has not been dissolved or, if either of them has died, had not been dissolved at the time of the death ”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (4)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he has formed a civil partnership that has not been dissolved ”;
(iv)in sub-paragraph (5)(a), after “estranged or divorced” insert “ or with whom he had formed a civil partnership that had not been dissolved ”.
(6) In Schedule VI (sums disregarded from claimant's earnings), in paragraph 4A(1)(b) M162, for “married or unmarried couples” substitute “ couples ”.
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M158Paragraph 1(c) was amended by S.I. 2003/2274.
M159Paragraph 4 was amended by S.I. 2003/2274.
M160Paragraph 5 was amended by S.I. 2003/2274.
M161Paragraph 6(1) was amended by S.I. 2003/2274.
M162Paragraph 4A was inserted by S.I. 2002/3197.
36.—(1) Amend the Tax Credits (Appeals) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 M163 as follows.
(2) In regulation 1 (citation, commencement, duration and interpretation), in paragraph (3)—
(a)after the definition of “clerk to the appeal tribunal” insert the following definition—
““couple” means—
(a)a man and woman who are married to each other and are members of the same household;
(b)a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife;
(c)two people of the same sex who are civil partners of each other and are members of the same household; or
(d)two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners,
and for the purposes of paragraph (d), two people of the same sex are to be regarded as living together as if they were civil partners if, but only if, they would be regarded as living together as husband and wife were they instead two people of the opposite sex;;”;
(b)in the definition of “partner”—
(i)omit “, where a person is a member of a married or an unmarried couple,”;
(ii)for “that” substitute “ a ”.
(3) In regulation 9 (composition of appeal tribunals), in paragraph (2)(b), for “a married or unmarried couple” substitute “ a couple ”.
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37. In regulation 2 of the Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews for Partners) Regulations 2003 M164 (interpretation and application), in paragraph (1) after the definition of “claimant” insert the following definition—
““couple” means—
(a)a man and woman who are married to each other and are members of the same household;
(b)a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife;
(c)two people of the same sex who are civil partners of each other and are members of the same household; or
(d)two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners,
and for the purposes of paragraph (d), two people of the same sex are to be regarded as living together as if they were civil partners if, but only if, they would be regarded as living together as husband and wife were they instead two people of the opposite sex;.”.
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38. In regulation 2 of the Social Security (Working Neighbourhoods) Regulations 2004 M165 (interpretation and application), in paragraph (1) after the definition of “benefit recipient” insert the following definition—
““couple” means—
(a)a man and woman who are married to each other and are members of the same household;
(b)a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife;
(c)two people of the same sex who are civil partners of each other and are members of the same household; or
(d)two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners,
and for the purposes of paragraph (d), two people of the same sex are to be regarded as living together as if they were civil partners if, but only if, they would be regarded as living together as husband and wife were they instead two people of the opposite sex;.”.
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