# The Social Security (Credits) Amendment Regulations 1995, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975 by inserting a new regulation 7C. This applies for the purposes of entitlement to a Category A or, B retirement pension, widowed mother’s allowance or widow’s pension and provides for a person to be credited with earnings equal to the lower earnings limit in respect of weeks for which family credit is paid to him. Provision is made, in a case where family credit is paid to one of a married or unmarried couple, as to which member of the couple is to be credited with earnings.
The new regulation 7C applies only in respect of persons due to reach pensionable age after 5th April 1999 and has effect in relation to the 1995-96 and subsequent tax years.
These Regulations do not impose any costs on business.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/2558/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-credits-amendment-regulations-1995/note
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