{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-15.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2015/315",
  "legislation_title": "The State Pension Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-regulations-northern-ireland-2015",
  "path": "regulation/15",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Survivor’s state pension based on inheritance of graduated retirement benefit",
  "text": "(1) A person (“P”) whose deceased spouse or civil partner paid graduated contributions as an insured person is entitled to a state pension in accordance with this regulation.\n(2) P is entitled to a state pension if—\n(a) P has reached pensionable age;\n(b) P’s spouse died while they were married or P’s civil partner died while they were civil partners of each other;\n(c) the marriage took place, or the civil partnership was formed, before 6th April 2016; and\n(d) P is entitled to an inherited amount under regulation 16(1), (2) or (3).\n(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).\n(4) 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.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pts. 6, 7 added (6.4.2016) by The State Pension (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/80), regs. 1, 2(4)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:00:30.654806+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}