Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
Part 5 of the Pensions Act 2014 creates a new benefit called bereavement support payment to which the spouse or civil partner of a person who dies on or after 6th April 2017 may be entitled.
This Order provides that the Social Security Administration Act 1992, Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and Part 5 of the Pensions Act 2014 and regulations made under those Acts or section 30 of the Pensions Act 2014 are to be modified to give effect to—
the alterations set out in Schedule 1 which are proposed to the agreements in the Schedules to the Orders in Council specified in Schedule 2, and
the alterations set out in Schedule 3 which are proposed to the agreement in the Schedule to the Order in Council referred to in Schedule 3.
These Orders in Council give effect to agreements made between the Government of the United Kingdom and the governments of other countries providing for reciprocity in certain social security matters. These agreements are now altered because of a change in the law of Great Britain to include bereavement support payment under Part 5 of the Pensions Act 2014.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this Order as it has no impact on business or civil society organisations. An impact assessment for the changes made by the Pensions Act 2014 is available from the Better Regulation Unit, Department for Work and Pensions, Caxton House, 6 – 12 Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NA or