# Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, Section 20: Descriptions of contributory benefits.

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Contributory benefits under this Part of this Act are of the following descriptions, namely—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) incapacity benefit, comprising—
(i) short-term incapacity benefit, and
(ii) long-term incapacity benefit;
(d) maternity allowance ... ;
(e) widow’s benefit, comprising—
(i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ii) widowed mother’s allowance ... ;
(iii) widow’s pension;
(ea) widowed parent's allowance;
(f) retirement pensions of the following categories—
(i) Category A, payable to a person by virtue of his own contributions (with increase for adult ... dependants); and
(ii) Category B, payable to a person by virtue of the contributions of a spouse ... or civil partner
(fa) shared additional pensions;
(g) for existing beneficiaries only, child’s special allowance.
(2) In this Act—
“long-term benefit” means—
(a)long-term incapacity benefit;
(b)a widowed mother’s allowance;
(ba)a widowed parent’s allowance;
(bb). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c)a widow’s pension; and
(d)a Category A or Category B retirement pension
(e) a shared additional pension;; and
“short-term benefit” means—
(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)short-term incapacity benefit; and
(c)maternity allowance.
(3) The provisions of this Part of this Act are subject to the provisions of Chapter II of Part III of the Pensions Act (reduction in benefits for members of schemes that were contracted-out).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/4/section/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-and-benefits-act-1992/section-20
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