# The Social Security (Benefits for Widows and Widowers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001, Regulation 10: Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (7).
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a) 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;
“bereavement benefit” means a benefit referred to in section 20(1)(ea) of the Contributions and Benefits Act;”;
(b) in the definition of “long term benefits” after “a widow’s pension,” there shall be inserted “a widowed parent’s allowance, bereavement allowance,”;
(c) 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.”.
(3) In regulation 3 (claims not required for entitlement to benefit in certain cases)—
(a) in paragraph (a), after sub-paragraph (iii) there shall be added—
“or
(iv) bereavement benefit;”;
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(5) In Schedule 1, in the Table in Part I (benefit claimed and other benefit which may be treated as if claimed in addition or in the alternative)—
(a) in column (1) after “Widow’s benefit” there shall be inserted “or bereavement benefit”;
(b) in column (2) after “Widow’s benefit” there shall be inserted “or bereavement benefit”.
(6) In Schedule 6 (days for payment of long term benefits)—
(a) 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;”;
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(7) In Schedule 7 (manner and time of payment and commencement of entitlement in income support cases)—
(a) in paragraph 2(c), after “widow’s benefit” there shall be inserted “or bereavement benefit”;
(b) in paragraph 4, in the definition of “relevant social security benefit” after “retirement pension” there shall be inserted “, bereavement benefit”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2001/108/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-for-widows-and-widowers-consequential-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2001/regulation-10
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