Section 30 Bereavement support payment: contribution condition and amendments
Northern Ireland
For the purposes of section 29(1)(d) the contribution condition is that, for at least one tax year during the deceased's working life—
he or she actually paid Class 1 or Class 2 national insurance contributions, and
those contributions give rise to an earnings factor (or total earnings factors) equal to or greater than 25 times the lower earnings limit for the tax year.
“Earnings factor” is to be construed in accordance with sections 22 and 23 of the Contributions and Benefits Act.
For the purposes of section 29(1)(d) the contribution condition is to be treated as met if the deceased was an employed earner and died as a result of—
a personal injury of the kind mentioned in section 94(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act, or
a disease or personal injury of the kind mentioned in section 108(1) of that Act.
In this section the following expressions have the meanings given by section 121(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act—
“employed earner”,
“lower earnings limit”,
“tax year”, and
“working life”.
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
S. 30(1)-(4) in operation at 10.3.2017 for specified purposes by S.R. 2017/44, art. 2(1)(a)
- I2
S. 30(1)-(4) in operation at 6.4.2017 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2017/44, art. 2(1)(b)
- I3
S. 30(5) in operation at 9.2.2017 for specified purposes by S.R. 2017/37, art. 2(a)
- I4
S. 30(5) in operation at 6.4.2017 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2017/44, art. 2(2) (with arts. 3, 4)
Notes on Part 5
Modifications
- C1
Pt. 5 modified (6.4.2017) by The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/73), arts. 1, 2
- C2
Pt. 5 modified (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security (Ireland) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/77), art. 2; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- C3
Pt. 5 modified (1.1.2021) by The Social Security (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/357), arts. 1(2), 2, Sch.
- C4
Pt. 5 modified (9.9.2021) by The Social Security (Switzerland) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/277), arts. 1(2), 2(2)(h), Sch.
- C5
Pt. 5 modified (19.10.2023) by The Social Security (Iceland) (Liechtenstein) (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/181), arts. 1(1), 2, Sch.
- C6
Pt. 5 modified (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security (Gibraltar) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/21), arts. 1(3), 2(2)(h)