# The Social Security (Graduated Retirement Benefit) (Consequential Provisions) Order 2006, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends section 150 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5). It allows the lump sum payable to a surviving spouse or civil partner whose spouse or civil partner died while they were deferring entitlement to graduated retirement benefit, to be up-rated in line with the annual Up-rating Orders made under that section for the years that the surviving spouse or civil partner was below State Pension age.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business, charities or the voluntary sector.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2006/0110748123/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-graduated-retirement-benefit-consequential-provisions-order-2006/note
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