Later commencement for abolition of bereavement payment and bereavement allowance4
1
Section 31(5) of, and Schedule 16 to, the Pensions Act 2014 do not come into force in accordance with article 3(2) for a person to whom this article applies.
2
This article applies to a person who, on 5th April 2017—
a
was entitled to—
i
a bereavement payment under section 36 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (bereavement payment)2; or
ii
a bereavement allowance under section 39B of that Act (bereavement allowance where no dependent children)3; or
b
would have been entitled to such a benefit if they made a claim for it.
3
But this article ceases to apply to a person if—
a
they were entitled to a benefit in accordance with paragraph (2)(a) and they are no longer entitled to that benefit; or
b
they would have been entitled to a benefit in accordance with paragraph (2)(b) and they would no longer be entitled to that benefit if they made a claim for it.
4
On the date this article ceases to apply to a person, section 31(5) of, and Schedule 16 to, the Pensions Act 2014 come into force for that person to the extent that they are not already in force.