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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-and-benefits-northern-ireland-act-1992/schedule-5/paragraph-7A",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1992/7",
  "legislation_title": "Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-and-benefits-northern-ireland-act-1992",
  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/7A",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7A",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies where a person to whom paragraph 3C applies (“W”) has made (or is treated as having made) an election under paragraph 3C(2)(b).\n(2) W is entitled to an amount calculated in accordance with paragraph 7B (a “widowed person’s or surviving civil partner's lump sum”).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 5 paras. 7A, 7B and cross-heading inserted (17.2.2005 for specified purposes, 6.4.2005 in so far as not already in force) by The Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/255), art. 1(4), Sch. 9 para. 10(1) (with Sch. 9 para. 10(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 5 para. 7A(2) inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Pensions and Benefit Payments) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/434), art. 1(3), Sch. para. 6(j)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 5 para. 7A restricted (17.2.2005 for specified purposes, 6.4.2005 in so far as not already in force) by The Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/255), art. 1(4), Sch. 9 para. 21"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Sch. 5 para. 7A: sums amended (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(3)(a), 7 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/59), arts. 1(1)(c), 4(4)(b)"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/7/schedule/5/paragraph/7A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:36:23.179265+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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