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The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975

S.I. 1975/556 · Made 3 April 1975

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 3rd April 1975

Laid before Parliament 4th April 1975

Coming into Operation 6th April 1975

The Secretary of State for Social Services in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 13(4) of the Social Security Act 1975 and section 2(1) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, without having referred any proposals on the matter to the National Insurance Advisory Committee since it appears to her that by reason of urgency it is inexpedient to do so, hereby makes the following regulations:—C1C2

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Modifications

C1

Instrument applied (5.10.2009) by The Flexible New Deal (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1562), reg. 2(1)(c), Sch.

C2

Instrument applied (with modifications) (1.10.2010) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1907), reg. 16(2)(e)(iii)(3) (with reg. 3)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3General provisions relating to the crediting of contributions and earnings
  4. 4Starting credits for the purposes of a retirement pension, a widowed mother's allowance, a widowed parent’s allowance... and a widow's pension
  5. 5Starting credits for the purposes of unemployment benefit, sickness benefit and maternity allowance Repealed
  6. 6Starting credits for the purposes of a maternity grant
  7. 7Credits for approved training
  8. 7ACredits for carer’s allowance or carer support payment
  9. 7BCredits for disability element of working tax credit
  10. 7CCredits for working tax credit
  11. 8Credits on termination of full-time education, training or apprenticeship
  12. 8ACredits for unemployment
  13. 8BCredits for incapacity for work or limited capability for work
  14. 8CCredits on termination of bereavement benefits
  15. 8DCredits for the purposes of entitlement to incapacity benefit following official error
  16. 8ECredits for the purposes of entitlement to retirement pension following official error
  17. 8FCredits for the purposes of entitlement to contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance following official error
  18. 8GCredits for persons entitled to universal credit
  19. 9Credits for unemployment or incapacity for work Repealed
  20. 9ACredits for persons approaching pensionable age
  21. 9BCredits for jury service
  22. 9CCredits for adoption pay period, shared parental pay period, parental bereavement pay period, neonatal care pay period, additional paternity pay period and maternity pay period
  23. 9DCredits for certain periods of imprisonment or detention in legal custody
  24. 9ECredits for certain spouses and civil partners of members of Her Majesty’s forces
  25. 9FCredits for persons providing care for a child under the age of 12
  26. 10Transitional provisions
  27. Signature
  28. Schedule: Persons who may qualify as carers for a child under the age of 12
  29. 1Paragraph 1
  30. 2Paragraph 2
  31. 3Paragraph 3
  32. Explanatory note