Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979. Regulation 2 amends the definition of “personal benefit” and “Service Pensions Instrument” in regulation 2 of those Regulations.

Regulation 3 amends regulation 10 of those Regulations by adding an allowance under the Job Release Act 1977 to the categories of personal benefit payable to the dependant by reference to which a dependency benefit payable for the same period is required to be adjusted.

The Report of the National Insurance Advisory Committee, dated 11th November 1980, on the draft of these Regulations referred to them, together with a statement showing that the Regulations give effect to the Committee's recommendations, is contained in Command Paper (Cmnd.8116) published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.