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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 16BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT PAYMENT: AMENDMENTS

The Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 17)

41.  The Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 is amended as follows.

42.  In section 5A (definitions), in the definition of “disqualifying benefit”, before paragraph (d) insert—

(cb)bereavement support payment under section 29 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 or under section 30 of the Pensions Act 2014;.

43.  In section 5A (definitions), in the definition of “sanctionable benefit”—

(a)at the end of paragraph (c), omit “or”;

(b)after paragraph (c) insert—

(ca)bereavement support payment under section 29 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015; or.

44.  In section 9 (power to supplement and mitigate loss of benefit provisions), in subsection (3), after paragraph (bf) (inserted by Schedule 12) insert—

(bg)bereavement support payment under section 29 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 or under section 30 of the Pensions Act 2014;.