Health and Social Security Act 1984

12 Pension increase in respect of husbands

The following section shall be inserted after section 45 of the [1975 c. 14.] Social Security Act 1975—

“45A Pension increase (husband).

(1) Where a Category A retirement pension is payable to a woman for any period—

(a) which began immediately upon the termination of a period for which the pensioner was entitled to an increase in unemployment benefit, sickness benefit or invalidity pension by virtue of section 44(3)(a) or 47(1)(a) of this Act (increases in respect of adult dependants); and

(b) during which the conditions specified in subsection (2) below are satisfied (without interruption),

then the weekly rate of the pensioner's Category A retirement pension shall be increased by the amount specified in relation thereto in Schedule 4, Part IV, column 3 (" the specified amount").

(2) The conditions referred to in subsection (1)(b) above are—

(a) that the pensioner is residing with her husband or is contributing to his maintenance at a weekly rate not less than the specified amount; and

(b) that the pensioner's husband is not engaged in any one or more employments from which his weekly earnings exceed the specified amount.”.