# The Social Security (State Pension and National Insurance Credits) Regulations 2009, 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.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2206/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-state-pension-and-national-insurance-credits-regulations-2009/regulation-14
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