Regulation 4 Amendment of the Overlapping Benefits Regulations

In regulation 4 of the Overlapping Benefits Regulations^f1 (adjustment of personal benefit under Parts II and III of the Contributions and Benefits Act where other personal benefit under those Parts or graduated retirement benefit is payable), after paragraph (5) there shall be inserted—

“(6)

For the purposes of this regulation—

• “additional pension” means a pension payable with a personal benefit under Part II of the Contributions and Benefits Act or an additional rate; and

• “additional rate” means an additional amount equal to the rate paid or payable as an additional pension with invalidity benefit immediately before 13th April 1995 which is payable after that date pursuant to regulation 18 of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Transitional) Regulations 1995^f2.”