Paragraph 23 Social Security (Incapacity Benefit – Increases for Dependants) Regulations 1994

(1)

Amend the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit – Increases for Dependants) Regulations 1994 M1 as follows.

(2)

In regulation 3 (allocation of contributions for a spouse) M2—

(a)

in the heading preceding it, after “spouse” add “ or civil partner ”;

(b)

after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”.

(3)

In regulation 9 (increase of incapacity benefit for adult dependants and persons having the care of children), in paragraph (1) M3—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a), after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (b), after “a spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.

(4)

In regulation 12 (contribution to maintenance of adult dependant), in paragraph (1)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a)—

(i)

after “his spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”;

(ii)

after “that spouse's” insert “ , civil partner's ”.

(b)

in sub-paragraph (b), after “the spouse” insert “ , civil partner ”.

(5)

In regulation 14 (disqualification for receipt of increases in cases of imprisonment and absence abroad), in paragraph (1), after “the spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: S.I. 1994/2945.
M2: Regulation 3 was substituted by S.I. 2003/937.
M3: Paragraph (1) was amended by S.I. 2003/937.