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Retirement pensions (Categories A and B)
45. The additional pension in a Category A retirement pension.
45AA.Effect of working families' tax credit and disabled person's tax credit on earnings factor
45A. Effect of family credit and disability working allowance on earnings factor.
45B. Reduction of additional pension in Category A retirement pension: pension sharing.
46.Modifications of s. 45 for calculating the additional pension in certain benefits.
47. Increase of Category A retirement pension for invalidity.
48A.Category B retirement pension for married person or civil partner
48AA.Category B retirement pension for divorcee or former civil partner
48BB. Category B retirement pension: entitlement by reference to benefits under section 39A or 39B.
51.Category B retirement pension for widowers and surviving civil partners who attained pensionable age before 6 April 2010
51ZA.Special provision for married person whose spouse changed gender
54. Category A and Category B retirement pensions: supplemental provisions.
55.Pension increase or lump sum where entitlement to retirement pension is deferred
55A.Shared additional pension because of an old state scheme pension credit .
55AA.Shared additional pension because of a new state scheme pension credit
55B.Reduction of shared additional pension: pension sharing.
55C.Pension increase or lump sum where entitlement to shared additional pension is deferred
Provisions relating to unemployment benefit, sickness benefit and invalidity benefit
Partial satisfaction of contribution conditions
60A.Failure to satisfy contribution condition in paragraph 5A of Schedule 3
61. Exclusion of increase of benefit for failure to satisfy contribution condition.
61ZA.Shortfall in contributions: people with units of additional pension
61ZB.Shortfall in contributions: people whose dead spouse or civil partner had units of additional pension
61ZC.Entitlement to more than one pension: sections 61ZA and 61ZB
Part III Non-Contributory Benefits
Part IV Increases for dependants
89. Earnings to include occupational and personal pensions etc. for purposes of provisions relating to increases of benefits in respect of ... adult dependants.
92. Dependency increases: continuation of awards in cases of fluctuating earnings.
93. Dependency increases on termination of employment after period of entitlement to disability working allowance.
Part V Benefit for Industrial Injuries
Part VI Miscellaneous Provisions relating to Part I to V
Part VII Income-Related Benefits
PART XIIZA Statutory Paternity Pay
Additional statutory paternity pay
167ZEA.Entitlement to additional statutory paternity pay: birth
167ZEB.Entitlement to additional statutory paternity pay: adoption
167ZEC.Entitlement to additional statutory paternity pay: general
167ZED.Liability to make payments of additional statutory paternity pay
167ZEE.Rate and period of pay: additional statutory paternity pay
Ordinary and additional statutory paternity pay: supplementary provisions
PART 12ZD STATUTORY PARENTAL BEREAVEMENT PAY
Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992
Supplementary Provisions Relating to Contributions of Classes 1, 1A, 1B, 2 , 3 and 3A
Additional Pension: Accrual Rates for Purposes of Section 45(2)(c)
Additional Pension: Accrual Rates for Purposes of Section 45(2)(d)
Pension Increase or Lump Sum Where Entitlement to Retirement Pension is Deferred
Choice between increase of pension and lump sum where pensioner’s entitlement is deferred
Increase of pension where pensioner’s entitlement is deferred
Increase of pension where pensioner’s deceased spouse or civil partner has deferred entitlement
4.(1) Subject to paragraph 8, this paragraph applies where a...
5.(1) Where— (a) a widow, widower or surviving civil partner...
5A.(1) This paragraph applies where W (referred to in paragraph...
6.(1) This paragraph applies where W (referred to in paragraph...
6A.(1) This paragraph applies where W (referred to in paragraph...
7ZA.(1) This paragraph modifies paragraphs 5A to 6A in cases...
Entitlement to lump sum where pensioner’s deceased spouse or civil partner has deferred entitlement
Calculation of widowed person’s or surviving civil partner's lump sum
Pension Increase or Lump Sum Where Entitlement to Shared Additional Pension is Deferred
Part III Increase of Disablement Pension During Hospital Treatment
Part VI Industrial Death Benefit
Circumstances in which Periods of Entitlement to Statutory Sick Pay Do Not Arise
Relationship of Statutory Sick Pay with Benefits and Other Payments, etc.
Relationship of Statutory Maternity Pay with Benefits and Other Payments, etc.
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