Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 19752
1
The Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 19752 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
2
In regulation 1(2) (definitions) at the appropriate places in the alphabetical order, insert—
“bereavement allowance” means an allowance referred to in section 39B of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19923;
“bereavement benefit” means a benefit referred to in section 20(1)(ea)4 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
“widowed parent’s allowance” means an allowance referred to in section 39A of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19925;
3
In regulation 4 (modification of the Act in relation to widow’s benefit, child’s special allowance, guardian’s allowance and retirement pension)—
a
in the heading and in paragraph (1)6 after “widow’s benefit,”, insert “bereavement benefit,”;
b
after paragraph (2A)7, add—
2B
In the case of a bereavement payment, paragraph (1) above shall apply only where—
a
the deceased spouse was in Great Britain at the time of his or her death;
b
sub-paragraph (a) above does not apply but the surviving spouse returned to Great Britain within 4 weeks of the deceased spouse’s death; or
4
In regulation 5(3)(d)10 (which provides that a person’s disqualification from receiving any additional widow’s benefit shall not be affected where the widow’s husband had become entitled to a Category A retirement pension or died before the appointed date), for “if her husband”, substitute “or bereavement benefit if the deceased spouse”.
5
For regulation 5A (rate of guaranteed minimum pension for the purposes of section 29 of the Pensions Act)11 after “widowed mother’s allowance”, insert “, bereavement allowance, widowed parent’s allowance”.