# The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 45: Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995


In regulation 2(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995, for the definition of “couple” substitute—
““couple” means—
(a) two people who are married to, or civil partners of, each other and are members of the same household; or
(b) two people who are not married to, or civil partners of, each other but are living together as if they were a married couple or civil partners;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111190784/schedule/3/paragraph/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-civil-partnership-opposite-sex-couples-regulations-2019/schedule-3/paragraph-45
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