4.—(1) The Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a)in the definition of “shared additional pension”(2) after “section 55A”, insert “or 55AA”;
(b)after the definition of “the Welfare Reform Act”(3), insert—
““widowed mother’s allowance” means an allowance referred to in section 37 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (widowed mother’s allowance);”; and
(c)after the definition of “widowed parent’s allowance”(4), 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)(5)—
(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)in column (1) (personal benefit)(6), after paragraph 4(7) insert—
“4A. State pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014”; and
(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”.
The definition of “shared additional pension” was inserted by S.I. 2005/1551.
The definition of “the Welfare Reform Act” was inserted by S.I. 2008/1554.
The definition of “widowed parent’s allowance” was inserted by S.I. 2000/1483.
Regulation 4(1) was substituted by S.I. 1992/3194 and sub-paragraph (a) was amended by S.I.s 1996/1345 and 2008/1554.
The heading to column (1) was substituted by S.I. 2013/388.
Paragraph 4 has been amended but those amendments are not relevant to this Order.