{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-graduated-retirement-benefit-regulations-2005/schedule-1/paragraph-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-graduated-retirement-benefit-regulations-2005/schedule-1/paragraph-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2005/454",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Graduated Retirement Benefit) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-graduated-retirement-benefit-regulations-2005",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Increase or lump sum where pensioner's deceased spouse or civil partner has deferred entitlement",
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies where—\n(a) a widow, widower or surviving civil partner (“W”) is entitled to a Category A or Category B retirement pension;\n(b) W was married to or in a civil partnership with the other party to the marriage or civil partnership (“S”) when S died;\n(c) S's entitlement to a Category A or Category B retirement pension was deferred when S died; and\n(d) S's entitlement had been deferred throughout the period of 12 months ending with the day before S's death.\n(2) Where W elects—\n(a) that paragraph 4 of Schedule 5 (increase of pension) is to apply in relation to the period of deferment, paragraph 8 of this Schedule shall also apply in relation to that period;\n(b) that paragraph 7A of Schedule 5 (lump sum) is to apply in relation to the period of deferment, paragraph 9 of this Schedule shall also apply in relation to that period.\n(3) The reference to an election in sub-paragraph (2) includes an election W is treated as having made under paragraph 3C(3) of Schedule 5.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 7(1)(a) substituted (5.12.2005) by Social Security (Retirement Pensions and Graduated Retirement Benefit) (Widowers and Civil Partnership) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3078), regs. 1(1)(c), 3(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 7(1)(b) inserted (5.12.2005) by Social Security (Retirement Pensions and Graduated Retirement Benefit) (Widowers and Civil Partnership) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3078), regs. 1(1)(c), 3(2)(c)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 7(1)(b) inserted (5.12.2005) by Social Security (Retirement Pensions and Graduated Retirement Benefit) (Widowers and Civil Partnership) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3078), regs. 1(1)(c), 3(2)(c)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 7 inserted (5.12.2005) by Social Security (Retirement Pensions and Graduated Retirement Benefit) (Widowers and Civil Partnership) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3078), regs. 1(1)(c), 3(2)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/454/schedule/1/paragraph/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:08:31.708340+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}