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The Social Security (Widow's Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations 1979

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 1979-06-11
Last updated 2026-04-06
State In force
Department Westlaw
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104

Reg. 4(1)(b)(ii)(iii) substituted for reg. 4(1)(b)(ii) (6.4.2006) by The Social Security (Deferral of Retirement Pensions etc.) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/516), regs. 1, 2

115

Reg. 6 appl (mod) (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Transfer of State Pensions and Benefits Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1398), regs. 1(1), 2

147

Words in reg. 1(2) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1985), arts. 1(2)(b), 5(2)

148

Reg. 8(3A) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1985), arts. 1(2)(b), 5(3)

149

Reg. 8A(1)(e) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1985), arts. 1(2)(b), 5(4)

150

Words in reg. 11(3) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1985), arts. 1(2)(b), 5(5)

151

Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(a) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1985), arts. 1(2)(b), 5(6)

152

Reg. 7B inserted (coming into force in accordance with arts. 1-3 of the amending S.I.) by The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/422), arts. 1(2), 7(4)

153

Words in reg. 1(2) inserted (coming into force in accordance with arts. 1-3 of the amending S.I.) by The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/422), arts. 1(2), 7(2)

154

Reg. 6(1)(ab) omitted (coming into force in accordance with arts. 1-3 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/422), arts. 1(2), 7(3)

165

Sum in Reg. 11(3) substituted (coming into force in accordance with arts. 1(4)(5), 7 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/148), arts. 1(3)(c), 12

Notional entitlement to Category B retirement pension for new State Pension purposes

7B

  • (1) This regulation applies for the purposes of determining whether, in accordance with paragraph 3(1)(d) of Schedule 3 to the Pensions Act 2014 (survivor’s pension inherited amount: dead spouse or civil partner in old state pension scheme), a person (“the pensioner”) would have been entitled to a Category B retirement pension.
  • (2) The pensioner shall be treated as being entitled to bereavement support payment if the pensioner would have been so entitled but for one or both of the circumstances specified in paragraph (3).
  • (3) The circumstances referred to in paragraph (2) are—
  • (a) the pensioner’s failure to make, or the pensioner’s delay in making, a claim for that bereavement support payment;
  • (b) the operation of section 32 of the Pensions Act 2014 (bereavement support payment: prisoners) or any regulations made under that section.

Substitution of former spouse's or former civil partner's contribution record to give entitlement to a Category A retirement pension

Conditions for entitlement to a Category D retirement pension

Category C retirement pension for widows of men over pensionable age on 5th July 1948

Category C retirement pension for certain women whose marriage has been terminated otherwise than by death

Benefit corresponding to a widow's pension for widows of men over pensionable age on 5th July 1948

Benefit corresponding to a widowed mother's allowance for widows of men over pensionable age on 5th July 1948

Restriction on benefit under regulations 13 and 14 in certain cases

Provision in relation to entitlement to child benefit for the purposes of a widowed parent’s allowance

Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act for the purposes of widowed mother’s allowance or widowed parent’s allowance

Provisions relating to age addition for persons not in receipt of a retirement pension

Revocations

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