# The Social Security (Widow's Benefit, Retirement Pensions and Other Benefits) (Transitional) Regulations 1979, Schedule 1: ALTERNATIVE RIGHTS TO BENEFIT Column (1) Column (2) Benefits under the former principal Act Benefits under the Act or the Pensions Act widowed mother's allowance widowed mother's allowance widow's pension widow's pension retirement pension by virtue of own insurance Category A retirement pension retirement pension by virtue of husband's insurance whilst husband alive Category B retirement pension at the rate specified in paragraph 9 of Part I of Schedule 4 to the Act retirement pension by virtue of husband's insurance and husband no longer alive Category B retirement pension at the rate specified in section 6(1)(a) of the Pensions Act for the basic pension of a Category A retirement pension retirement pension for, or in respect of, person over pensionable age on 5th July 1948 Category C retirement pension at rate determined in accordance with section 39(2) of the Act retirement pension for person over 80 years of age Category D retirement pension age addition age addition invalidity increase of retirement pension invalidity increase of Category A retirement pension widow's basic pension widow's pension as provided for by regulation 17 contributory old age pension Category A or B retirement pension as provided for by regulation 18 child's special allowance child's special allowance death grant death grant widow's pension by virtue of section 1(1) of the National Insurance Act 1970 benefit by virtue of section 39(4) of the Act corresponding to a widow's pension widowed mother's allowance by virtue of the said section 1(1) benefit by virtue of the said section 39(4) corresponding to a widowed mother's allowance --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1979/643/schedule/1 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-widows-benefit-retirement-pensions-and-other-benefits-transitional-regulations-1979/schedule-1 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.