Article 2 Amendment of the Social Security Administration Act 1992

In section 150 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992^f1 (annual up-rating of benefits), after subsection (11) add—

“(12)

So long as sections 36 and 37 of the National Insurance Act 1965 continue in force as mentioned in subsection (11), this section applies as if subsections (1) and (3) included the sums mentioned in subsection (13).

(13)

Those sums are lump sums to which surviving spouses or civil partners will become entitled, by virtue of regulations made under section 62(1)(c) of the Contributions and Benefits Act, on becoming entitled to—

(a)

a Category A or Category B retirement pension; or

(b)

graduated retirement benefit.”.