SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 16BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT PAYMENT: AMENDMENTS
The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)
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The Contributions and Benefits Act is amended as follows.
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1
Section 20 (descriptions of contributory benefits) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1), for paragraph (ea) substitute—
ea
widowed parent's allowance;
3
In subsection (2), in the definition of “long-term benefit” omit paragraph (bb).
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1
Section 21 (contribution conditions) is amended as follows.
2
In the table in subsection (2) omit the entries for bereavement payment and bereavement allowance.
3
Omit subsection (4).
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In section 22 (earnings factors), in subsection (2), after paragraph (c) (inserted by Schedule 12) insert
and
d
establishing entitlement to bereavement support payment under section 29 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015.
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1
Section 23A (contributions credits for relevant parents and carers) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1) omit paragraph (e).
3
In subsection (6)(b) omit “or (e)”.
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For the italic heading above section 36 substitute “
Bereavement benefits: deaths before the day on which section 29 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 comes into operation
”
.
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Section 36 (bereavement payment) is repealed.
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Section 36A (cases in which sections 37 to 41 apply) is repealed.
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1
Section 37 (widowed mother's allowance) is amended as follows.
2
Before subsection (1) insert—
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This section applies only in cases where a woman's husband has died before 9 April 2001.
3
At the end of the heading insert “
: deaths before 9 April 2001
”
.
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1
Section 38 (widow's pension) is amended as follows.
2
Before subsection (1) insert—
A1
This section applies only in cases where a woman's husband has died before 9 April 2001.
3
At the end of the heading insert “
: deaths before 9 April 2001
”
.
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In section 39A (widowed parent's allowance), for subsection (1) substitute—
1
This section applies where—
a
a person's spouse or civil partner has died before the day on which section 29 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 comes into operation (but see subsection (1A)),
b
the person has not married or formed a civil partnership after the death but before that day, and
c
the person is under pensionable age on that day.
1A
This section does not apply in cases where a woman's husband has died before 9 April 2001.
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Section 39B (bereavement allowance where no dependent children) is repealed.
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1
Section 39C (rate of widowed parent's allowance and bereavement allowance) is amended as follows.
2
Omit subsection (2).
3
Omit subsection (5).
4
In the heading omit “and bereavement allowance”.
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In section 48B (Category B retirement pension for widows and widowers), in subsection (8), for “the appointed day (as defined by section 36A(3))” substitute “
9 April 2001
”
.
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In section 48BB (Category B retirement pension: entitlement by reference to benefits under section 39A or 39B), in subsection (3)(a)(i), after “bereavement allowance” insert “
under section 39B (before that section was repealed)
”
.
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1
Section 60 (complete or partial failure to satisfy contribution condition) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1) omit paragraph (ab).
3
In subsection (3) omit paragraphs (a) and (bb).
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1
Schedule 3 (contribution conditions for entitlement to benefit) is amended as follows.
2
Omit paragraph 4 and the italic heading above it.
3
Omit paragraphs 7 and 9.
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In Schedule 4 (rates of benefits etc.) omit Part 2.