# The Social Security (Widow's Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations 1979, Paragraph 3


The number of years arrived at under this paragraph is that which is obtained by—
(a) taking the number of years in the beneficiary's working life between (inclusive) the year in which the marriage took place or the civil partnership was formed and (inclusive) the year in which the marriage or civil partnership terminated, multiplying it by
ABand rounding up the result to the next whole number; and
(b) adding to that number of years the number of the beneficiary's qualifying years falling—
(i) before the year in which the marriage took place or the civil partnership was formed; and
(ii) after that in which the marriage or civil partnership terminated.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1979/642/schedule/1/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-widows-benefit-and-retirement-pensions-regulations-1979/schedule-1/paragraph-3
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