Regulation 10 Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) RegulationsI1

after the definition of “benefit orders” there shall be inserted—

• ““bereavement allowance” means an allowance referred to in section 39B of the Contributions and Benefits Act^f2;

• “bereavement benefit” means a benefit referred to in section 20(1)(ea) of the Contributions and Benefits Act;”;

in the definition of “long term benefits”^f3 after “a widow’s pension,” there shall be inserted “a widowed parent’s allowance, bereavement allowance,”;

after the definition of “week” there shall be added—

• ““widowed parent’s allowance” means an allowance referred to in section 39A of the Contributions and Benefits Act.”.

in paragraph (a), after sub-paragraph (iii) there shall be added—

“or

(iv)

bereavement benefit;”;

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in column (1) after “Widow’s benefit” there shall be inserted “or bereavement benefit”;

in column (2) after “Widow’s benefit” there shall be inserted “or bereavement benefit”.

in paragraph 5, for sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted—

“(b)

where—

(i)

a woman was entitled to a widow’s benefit, or

(ii)

a person was entitled to a bereavement benefit,

immediately before becoming entitled to a retirement pension, that pension shall be payable on Tuesdays;”;

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in paragraph 2(c), after “widow’s benefit” there shall be inserted “or bereavement benefit”;

in paragraph 4^f6, in the definition of “relevant social security benefit” after “retirement pension” there shall be inserted “, bereavement benefit”.