# The Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015, Article 4: Amendment of the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a) in the definition of “shared additional pension” after “section 55A” insert “or 55AA”;
(b) after the definition of “war pension death benefit” insert—
““widowed mother’s allowance” means an allowance referred to in section 37 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (widowed mother’s allowance);”; and
(c) after the definition of “widowed parent’s allowance” insert—
““widow’s pension” means a pension referred to in section 38 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (widow’s pension).”.
(3) In regulation 4 (adjustment of certain personal benefits where certain other personal benefits are payable)—
(a) in paragraph (1)(a) after “the Welfare Reform Act” insert “, Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015”;
(b) in paragraph (2)(f) for “paragraph (4)” substitute “paragraphs (4) and (4A)”;
(c) in paragraph (4) at the beginning insert “Except where paragraph (4A) applies,”; and
(d) after paragraph (4) insert—
“(4A) Where the person is entitled to additional pension, a state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 and either widow’s pension or widowed mother’s allowance, paragraph (1) shall require the adjustment of additional pension.”.
(4) In Schedule 1 (personal benefits which are required to be adjusted by certain benefits)—
(a) in column (1) (personal benefit), after paragraph 4 insert—
“4A. State pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015”; and
(b) in column (2) (other personal benefit by reference to which the benefit in column (1) is to be adjusted), after paragraph 4 insert—
“4A. Unemployability supplement and training allowance”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/411/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-2015-act-consequential-supplementary-and-incidental-amendments-order-northern-ireland-2015/article-4
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