# The Social Security (Benefits for Widows and Widowers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2000, Regulation 8: Amendment of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982


(1) The Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 1(2) (definitions) at the appropriate place in the alphabetical order, insert—
““bereavement benefit” means a benefit referred to in section 20(1)(ea) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;”.
(3) In regulation 2(2) (which provides that a person is not to be disqualified from receiving certain benefits in cases of imprisonment or detention pending criminal proceedings unless a penalty is imposed in respect of such proceedings) after “widow’s benefit,”, insert “bereavement benefit,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1483/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-for-widows-and-widowers-consequential-amendments-regulations-2000/regulation-8
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