SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 24Social security, child support and tax credits

Part 6Amendments of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)

107

In section 2AA (full entitlement to certain benefits conditional on work-focused interview for partner), in subsection (7), for the definition of “couple” substitute—

“couple” has the meaning given by section 133(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

108

In section 3 (late claims for bereavement benefit where death is difficult to establish)—

a

after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”, and

b

after “spouse's” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner's ”.

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110

1

Amend section 69 (overpayments – general) as follows.

2

In subsection (9), for “married or unmarried couple” substitute “ couple ”.

3

After subsection (11) insert—

12

In this section, “couple” has the meaning given by section 133(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.

111

In section 71 (overlapping benefits – general), in subsections (2)(b) and (d) and (5)(b) and (d), for “wife or husband” substitute “ wife, husband or civil partner ”.

112

In section 72A (payment of benefit where maintenance payments collected by Department), in subsection (5)—

a

after the definition of “child maintenance” insert—

“couple” has the meaning given by section 133(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

b

in the definition of “family”, for “married or unmarried couple” (in each place) substitute “ couple ”, and

c

omit the definitions of “married couple” and “unmarried couple”.

113

1

Amend section 74 (recovery of social fund awards) as follows.

2

In subsection (3)(b), for “married or unmarried couple” substitute “ couple ”.

3

For subsection (5) substitute—

5

In this section, “couple” has the meaning given by section 133(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.

4

In subsection (6)—

a

in paragraph (a), after “wife” insert “ or civil partner ”, and

b

in paragraph (b), after “husband” insert “ or civil partner ”.

114

In section 100 (failure to maintain – general), in subsection (4), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.

115

In section 102 (recovery of expenditure on income support: additional amounts and transfer of orders), in subsection (1)(b), after “wife” insert “ or civil partner ”.

116

In section 103B (power to require information), in subsection (5)(a), for “married, his spouse” substitute “ married or is a civil partner, his spouse or civil partner ”.

117

In section 136 (up-rating under section 132 of pensions increased under section 52(3) of the Contributions and Benefits Act)—

a

in subsection (1), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”, and

b

in subsections (2) and (3), after “spouse's” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner's ”.