Regulation 14 Amendment of the Social Security (Widow’s Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations 1979

After regulation 8 insert—

“8A.

(1)

This regulation applies to a person—

(a)

whose marriage or civil partnership terminated otherwise than by the death of that person’s spouse or civil partner;

(b)

whose marriage or civil partnership terminated after—

(i)

that person; and

(ii)

that person’s former spouse or former civil partner,

attained pensionable age;

(c)

who attained pensionable age on or after 6th April 2010;

(d)

whose former spouse or former civil partner attained pensionable age on or after 6th April 2010; and

(e)

whose former spouse or former civil partner satisfied the contribution condition specified in paragraph 5A(2) of Schedule 3 (contribution conditions for entitlement to benefit) to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (“the 1992 Act”).

(2)

Where a person to whom this regulation applies does not satisfy the contribution condition specified in paragraph 5A(2) of Schedule 3 to the 1992 Act, that person shall be treated as having satisfied that condition by virtue of the contributions of the former spouse or civil partner.”.