# The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 2008, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987


(1) The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3 (claims not required for entitlement to benefit in certain cases) for sub-paragraph (cb) substitute—
“(cb) in the case of a Category B retirement pension where the beneficiary is entitled to either a Category A retirement pension or to a graduated retirement benefit or to both and
(i) the spouse or civil partner of the beneficiary becomes entitled to a Category A retirement pension; or
(ii) the beneficiary marries or enters into a civil partnership with a person who is entitled to a Category A retirement pension;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/441/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-claims-and-payments-amendment-regulations-2008/regulation-2
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