# The Civil Partnership (Pensions, Social Security and Child Support) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order 2005, Paragraph 23: Social Security (Incapacity Benefit – Increases for Dependants) Regulations 1994


(1) Amend the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit – Increases for Dependants) Regulations 1994 as follows.
(2) In regulation 3 (allocation of contributions for a spouse) —
(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) —
(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 ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2877/schedule/3/paragraph/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-pensions-social-security-and-child-support-consequential-etc-provisions-order-2005/schedule-3/paragraph-23
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