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Paragraph 6 Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977I1

England and Wales

In paragraph 2C of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977f1 (interpretation), for the definition of “couple” substitute—

  • ““couple” means—

    1. (a)

      two people who are married to, or civil partners of, each other and are members of the same household; or

    2. (b)

      two people who are not married to, or civil partners of, each other but are living together as a married couple;”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 1 para. 6 in force at 13.3.2014, see art. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1977/343; paragraph 2C was inserted by S.I. 1984/1699, and the definition of “couple” was inserted by S.I. 2005/2877. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.