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Social Security Act 1990

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Benefits

    1. 1.Attendance allowance for the terminally ill

    2. 2.Severe disablement allowance: age related addition

    3. 3.Reduced earnings allowance and retirement allowance

    4. 4.Computation of additional pension for purposes of invalidity pension etc

    5. 5.Retrospective effect of section 165A of the principal Act

    6. 6.Late claims for widowhood benefits where death is difficult to establish

    7. 7.Recovery from damages etc of sums equivalent to benefit: further provision

    8. 8.Liability to maintain dependants

    9. 9.Income support in respect of accommodation charges for certain persons in residential care and nursing homes

    10. 10.Amendments relating to the social fund

  3. Occupational and personal pensions etc.

    1. 11.Annual increase of certain occupational pensions

    2. 12.The Pensions Ombudsman

    3. 13.Registration of occupational and personal pension schemes

    4. 14.Miscellaneous amendments relating to pensions

  4. Energy efficiency in certain dwellings etc.

    1. 15.Grants for the improvement of energy efficiency in certain dwellings etc

  5. Financial provisions

    1. 16.Removal of certain liabilities from the National Insurance Fund

    2. 17.Interest and penalties in respect of certain contributions

    3. 18.General financial provisions

  6. General and supplementary provisions

    1. 19.Regulations and orders

    2. 20.Interpretation

    3. 21.Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

    4. 22.Provision for Northern Ireland

    5. 23.Short title, commencement and extent

    1. Schedule 1

      Amendments relating to the recovery from damages etc of sums equivalent to benefit.

    2. Schedule 2

      Schedule to be inserted as Schedule 3A to the Pensions Act.

    3. Schedule 3

      The Pensions Ombudsman.

    4. Schedule 4

      Occupational and personal pension schemes.

      1. Part I Protecting pensions.

      2. Part II Miscellaneous amendments.

    5. Schedule 5

      Special penalties in the case of certain returns.

    6. Schedule 6

      Minor and consequential amendments.

    7. Schedule 7

      Repeals.

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