{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefit-persons-abroad-regulations-1975/regulation-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefit-persons-abroad-regulations-1975/regulation-13.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1975/563",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefit-persons-abroad-regulations-1975",
  "path": "regulation/13",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Modification of the Act in relation to a dependant",
  "text": "A husband or wife or civil partner shall not be disqualified for receiving any increase (where payable) of benefit in respect of his or her spouse or civil partner by reason of the spouse's or civil partner's being absent from Great Britain, provided that the spouse or civil partner is residing with the husband, wife or civil partner, as the case may be.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 13 inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Pensions, Social Security and Child Support) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2877), art. 1, Sch. 3 para. 5(5)(a) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 13 inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Pensions, Social Security and Child Support) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2877), art. 1, Sch. 3 para. 5(5)(b) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 13 inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Pensions, Social Security and Child Support) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2877), art. 1, Sch. 3 para. 5(5)(c) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 13 substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Pensions, Social Security and Child Support) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2877), art. 1, Sch. 3 para. 5(5)(d) (with art. 3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/563/regulation/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T21:12:04.748143+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}