The Rate of Bereavement Benefits Regulations 2010

Made: 22nd November 2010

Laid before Parliament: 29th November 2010

Coming into force: 1st January 2011

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 39(2A), 39C(1A), 122(1) and 175(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 .

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it .

Citation and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Rate of Bereavement Benefits Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 1st January 2011.

Rate of widowed mother's allowance and widow's pension

2

The amount prescribed for the purposes of subsection (2A) of section 39 (rate of widowed mother's allowance and widow's pension) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 is £150.90.

Rate of widowed parent's allowance and bereavement allowance

3

The amount prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1A) of section 39C (rate of widowed parent's allowance ...) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 is £150.90.

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Freud — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, — 2010-11-22

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1992 c. 4. Section 39(2A) was inserted by section 6(5) of the Pensions Act 2007 (c. 22). Section 39C(1A) was inserted by section 6(6) of that Act. Section 122(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribe”.

[^f00002]: Section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) provides that proposals in respect of regulations which would otherwise be referable to the Social Security Advisory Committee may not be so referred with the agreement of that Committee. These Regulations would otherwise be so referable by virtue of section 172 of that Act.

Editorial notes

[^c2059832]: 1992 c. 4. Section 39(2A) was inserted by section 6(5) of the Pensions Act 2007 (c. 22). Section 39C(1A) was inserted by section 6(6) of that Act. Section 122(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribe”.

[^c2059833]: Section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) provides that proposals in respect of regulations which would otherwise be referable to the Social Security Advisory Committee may not be so referred with the agreement of that Committee. These Regulations would otherwise be so referable by virtue of section 172 of that Act.

[^key-445b55c7145f757e3cb70efc2e08982a]: Words in heading to reg. 3 omitted (6.4.2017 coming into force in accordance with art. 1-3) by virtue of The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/422), arts. 1(2), 38

[^key-57cca8e0a6670dee98f80a3a6dabe47b]: Words in reg. 3 omitted (6.4.2017 coming into force in accordance with art. 1-3) by virtue of The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/422), arts. 1(2), 38

[^key-9011f3cdef6e719be9709c2096a24d43]: Sum in Reg. 2 substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(4) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/295), arts. 1(3)(c), 18(a)

[^key-17429e7084a9e9c159ff67f68e1ff83a]: Sum in Reg. 3 substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(4) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/295), arts. 1(3)(c), 18(b)

Rate of widowed parent's allowance ...