# The Social Security (Graduated Retirement Benefit) Regulations 2005, Paragraph 18: Increase where person's deceased spouse or civil partner has deferred entitlement to graduated retirement benefit

Extent: E+W+S

(1) This paragraph applies where a widow, widower or surviving civil partner is entitled to graduated retirement benefit, was married to or in a civil partnership with the other party to the marriage or civil partnership when S died and one of the following conditions is met—
(a) S was entitled to graduated retirement benefit with an increase under this Schedule;
(b) W is a widow or widower to whom paragraph 17 applies and has made an election under paragraph 17(2)(a); or
(c) paragraph 17 would apply to W but for the fact that the condition in sub-paragraph (1)(d) of that paragraph is not met.
(2) The increase in the weekly rate of W's graduated retirement benefit shall, in a case to which sub-paragraph (1) applies, be determined in accordance with section 37 of the 1965 Act as continued in force by virtue of regulations made under Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 or under Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/454/schedule/1/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-graduated-retirement-benefit-regulations-2005/schedule-1/paragraph-18
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