Regulation 15 Survivor’s state pension based on inheritance of graduated retirement benefitF1
A person whose dead spouse or civil partner paid graduated contributions as an insured person is entitled to a state pension in accordance with this regulation.
Such a person is entitled to a state pension if—
that person has reached pensionable age;
that person’s spouse died while they were married or that person’s civil partner died while they were civil partners of each other;
the marriage took place, or the civil partnership was formed, before 6th April 2016; and
that person is entitled to an inherited amount under regulation 16(1), (2) or (3).
A state pension under this regulation is payable at a weekly rate equal to the inherited amount determined in accordance with regulation 16(4) to (6).
The rate of the state pension for a person under this regulation is to be increased from time to time in accordance with regulation 17.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Pts. 6, 7 inserted (6.4.2016 immediately after S.I. 2015/173 comes into force) by The State Pension and Occupational Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/199), reg. 4 (with reg. 1(5))