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# The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 7) Regulations 2023

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2023 No. 1172
Social Security
The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 7) Regulations 2023
Made
9th November 2023
Laid before Parliament
10th November 2023
Coming into force
1st December 2023
The Treasury make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(2) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and sections 3(2) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and now exercisable by them.
The Secretary of State and the Department for Communities concur in the making of these Regulations.

## 1 Citation and commencement {#regulation-1}

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 7) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 1st December 2023.

## 2 Amendment of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 {#regulation-2}

In Part 6 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 (payments to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings for the purposes of earnings-related contributions), after paragraph 14 insert—
War Widows Recognition payments
15. A payment made by the Ministry of Defence to a person under the War Widows Recognition Payment Scheme.
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