The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2017

Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 1975

5.—(1) The Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 1975(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation)(2), omit the definitions of “bereavement allowance”, “bereavement benefit” and “bereavement payment”.

(3) In regulation 4(1) (modification of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992)(3) and in the heading to regulation 4, for “bereavement benefit” substitute “widowed parent’s allowance”.

(4) Omit regulation 4(2B)(4).

(5) In regulation 5(3)(d) (application of disqualification in respect of up-rating of benefit)(5), for “bereavement benefit” substitute “widowed parent’s allowance”.

(6) In regulation 5A (rate of guaranteed minimum pension)(6), omit “, bereavement allowance”.

(1)

S.I. 1975/563.

(2)

The definitions of “bereavement allowance” and “bereavement benefit” were inserted by S.I. 2000/2876 and the definition of “bereavement payment” was inserted by S.I. 2001/2618.

(3)

Regulation 4(1) was amended by S.I. 1992/1700, 2000/2876 (as was the heading to regulation 4) and 2005/1551.

(4)

Paragraph (2B) was inserted by S.I. 2000/2876 and amended by S.I.s 2001/2618, 2005/2877 and 2010/788.

(5)

Regulation 5(3)(d) was amended by S.I.s 1989/1642, 2000/2876 and 2005/2877.

(6)

Regulation 5A was inserted by S.I. 1990/621 and amended by S.I. 2000/2876.