Paragraph 9 Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979

Amend the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979 M1 as follows.

In regulation 6 (adjustments of personal benefit under Chapters I and II of Part II of the Act by reference to industrial injuries benefits and benefits not under the Act, and adjustments of industrial injuries benefits), in paragraph (5) M2, after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”.

In regulation 15 (priority between persons entitled to increase of benefit), in paragraph (4)(a) after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.

In Schedule 1 (personal benefits which are required to be adjusted by reference to benefits not under Chapters I and II of Part II of the Act), in column (2) of paragraph 4 M3, after “surviving spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.