Amendment of the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 19794
1
The Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 19796 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
a
in the definition of “shared additional pension”7 after “section 55A”, insert “or 55AA”;
b
after the definition of “the Welfare Reform Act”8, insert—
“widowed mother’s allowance” means an allowance referred to in section 37 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (widowed mother’s allowance);
c
after the definition of “widowed parent’s allowance”9, insert—
“widow’s pension” means a pension referred to in section 38 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (widow’s pension).
3
In regulation 4 (adjustment of certain personal benefits where certain other personal benefits are payable)10—
a
in paragraph (1)(a), after “the Welfare Reform Act” insert “, Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014”;
b
in paragraph (2)(f), after “paragraph (4)” insert “and (4A)”;
c
in paragraph (4), insert at the beginning “Except where paragraph (4A) applies,”; and
d
after paragraph (4), insert—
4A
Where the person is entitled to additional pension, a state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014 and either widow’s pension or widowed mother’s allowance, paragraph (1) shall require the adjustment of additional pension.
4
In Schedule 1 (personal benefits which are required to be adjusted by certain benefits)—
a
b
in column (2) (other personal benefit by reference to which the benefit in column (1) is to be adjusted), after paragraph 4 insert—
4A
Unemployability supplement and training allowance