# The Social Security (Widow’s Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Amendment Regulations 2001

S.I. 2001/1235 · made 28 March 2001

The regulations contained in this instrument are made by virtue of amendments made to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) by section 55 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) (“the 1999 Act”). This instrument is made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of that section on 9th April 2001 for purposes other than those relating to the making of regulations. The Regulations are therefore exempt, by virtue of section 173(5)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) from reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee and have not been so referred.

Made under: Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (Section 122, Section 175); Social Security Administration Act 1992 (Section 1, Section 189, Section 191); Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Section 55)

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## Introductory text

SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 28th March 2001
Laid before Parliament 3rd April 2001
Coming into force 9th April 2001
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 122(5) and 175(1) to (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and sections 1(1C), 189(1) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument, which contains only regulations made by virtue of, or consequential upon, section 55 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Widow’s Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Amendment Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 9th April 2001.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Social Security (Widow’s Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations 1979.

## 2 Amendment of the principal Regulations

The principal Regulations shall be amended as follows—
(a) after regulation 16 (provisions in relation to entitlement to child benefit for the purposes of a widowed mother’s allowance), insert—
“Provision in relation to entitlement to child benefit for the purposes of a widowed parent’s allowance
16ZA (1) For the purpose only of determining whether a man or a woman who has been widowed (“the surviving spouse”) satisfies the requirements of subsection (2)(a) of section 39A of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (“the 1992 Act”)—
(a) a person shall be treated for the purposes of subsection (3) (b) or (c) of that section as having been entitled to child benefit in respect of a child where that person would have been so entitled had—
(i) that child not been absent from Great Britain, and
(ii) a claim for child benefit been made in respect of the child in the manner prescribed under section 13 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992; and
(b) the surviving spouse shall be treated, for the purposes of subsection (2)(a) of section 39A, as entitled to child benefit in respect of the child who, by virtue of sub-paragraph (a) above, falls within subsection (3) of that section.
(2) In determining whether a surviving spouse who has been more than once married and who was not residing with the deceased spouse immediately before his or her death is entitled to a widowed parent’s allowance under section 39A of the 1992 Act, the deceased spouse shall, for the purposes of subsection (3)(b) of that section, be treated as having been entitled to child benefit in respect of any child in respect of whom—
(a) a previous spouse of that surviving spouse by a marriage which ended with that previous spouse’s death was, immediately before his or her death, entitled or treated as entitled to child benefit; and
(b) that surviving spouse was entitled or treated as entitled to child benefit immediately before the death of the deceased spouse.”;
(b) in regulation 16A (which disapplies to claims for widowed mother’s allowance certain requirements under section 1(1A) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 regarding the claimant’s national insurance number), and in the heading, after “widowed mother’s allowance” insert “or widowed parent’s allowance”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Angela Eagle
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Social Security
28th March 2001

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The regulations contained in this instrument are made by virtue of amendments made to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) by section 55 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) (“the 1999 Act”). This instrument is made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of that section on 9th April 2001 for purposes other than those relating to the making of regulations. The Regulations are therefore exempt, by virtue of section 173(5)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) from reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee and have not been so referred.
These Regulations make amendments to the Social Security (Widow’s Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations 1979 in relation to the introduction of widowed parent’s allowance by virtue of section 55(2) of the 1999 Act, which inserted sections 39A (widowed parent’s allowance into the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992). A new regulation is inserted to provide for a person to be treated as entitled to child benefit in certain circumstances where eligibility for a widowed parent’s allowance is dependent on such entitlement (regulation 2(a)), and an amendment is made to disapply to claims for widowed parent’s allowance certain requirements as to the claimant’s national insurance number (regulation 2(b)).
These Regulations do not impose any costs on business.

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