# Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, Paragraph 7ZA


(1) This paragraph modifies paragraphs 5A to 6A in cases where—
(a) W became entitled to a Category A or Category B retirement pension before 6 April 2012, and
(b) S died before 6 April 2012.
(“W” and “S” have the same meaning as in paragraph 5.)
(2) Paragraph 5A applies as if—
(a) in sub-paragraph (2), after paragraph (a), there were inserted—
“(b) the appropriate amount; and”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (3), after “following—”, there were inserted—
“(a) one half of the appropriate amount; and”.
(3) Paragraph 6 applies as if—
(a) in sub-paragraph (2), after paragraph (a), there were inserted—
“(b) the appropriate amount; and”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (3), after paragraph (b), there were inserted—
“(c) the appropriate amount reduced by the amount of any increases under section 109 of the Pensions Act; and”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (4), after paragraph (a), there were inserted—
“(b) one half of the appropriate amount; and”.
(4) Paragraph 6A applies as if in sub-paragraph (2), after paragraph (a), there were inserted—
“(b) one half of the appropriate amount; and”.
(5) In paragraphs 5A to 6A as modified by this paragraph, the “appropriate amount” means the greater of—
(a) the amount by which the deceased person's Category A or Category B retirement pension had been increased under section 150(1)(e) of the Administration Act; or
(b) the amount by which his or her Category A or Category B retirement pension would have been so increased had he or she died immediately before the surviving spouse or civil partner became entitled to a Category A or Category B retirement pension.
(6) In sub-paragraph (1)(a) the reference to becoming entitled to a pension before 6 April 2012 includes a reference to becoming entitled on or after that day to the payment of a pension in respect of a period before that day.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/4/schedule/5/paragraph/7ZA (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-and-benefits-act-1992/schedule-5/paragraph-7ZA
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