The Social Security (Widow’s Benefit and Retirement Pensions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 No. 192

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2023 No. 192

Social Security

The Social Security (Widow’s Benefit and Retirement Pensions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023

Made

28th November 2023

Coming into operation

31st December 2023

The Department for Communities(1) makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 78(3) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2).

(1)

See section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5 (N.I.))

(2)

1992 c. 7. See section 121(1) of this Act for the definition of “prescribe”. Section 78(3) is amended by paragraph 69 of Schedule 12 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5). Section 171 is amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)