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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7Reduced rate elections: basic amount of state pension under section 12

2(1)A woman is entitled to a basic amount under this paragraph if she has reached pensionable age and—

(a)she is married to a person who has reached pensionable age, or

(b)she is in a civil partnership with a person who has reached that age.

(2)The basic amount is the amount specified in paragraph 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Contributions and Benefits Act on the day on which the woman became entitled under this paragraph.