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Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

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39C Rate of widowed parent’s allowance ...

(1) The weekly rate of a widowed parent’s allowance shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of sections 44 to 45AA and Schedules 4A and 4B below as they apply in the case of a Category A retirement pension, but subject, in particular, to the following provisions of this section and section 46 below. (1A) In its application by virtue of subsection (1) above, section 44(4) below is to be read as if for the first amount specified in that provision there were substituted a reference to the amount prescribed for the purposes of this subsection. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) In the application of sections 44 to 45AA and Schedules 4A and 4B below by virtue of subsection (1) above— (a) where the deceased spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner was over pensionable age at his or her death, references in those provisions to the pensioner shall be taken as references to the deceased spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner, and (b) where the deceased spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner was under pensionable age at his or her death, references in those provisions to the pensioner and the tax year in which he attained pensionable age shall be taken as references to the deceased spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner and the tax year in which he or she died. (4) Where a widowed parent’s allowance is payable to a person whose spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner dies after 5th October 2002, the additional pension falling to be calculated under sections 44 to 45AA and Schedules 4A and 4B below by virtue of subsection (1) above shall be one half of the amount which it would be apart from this subsection. (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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39C Rate of widowed parent’s allowance ...

(1) The weekly rate of a widowed parent’s allowance shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of sections 44 to 45AA and Schedules 4A and 4B below as they apply in the case of a Category A retirement pension, but subject, in particular, to the following provisions of this section and section 46 below. (1A) In its application by virtue of subsection (1) above, section 44(4) below is to be read as if for the first amount specified in that provision there were substituted a reference to the amount prescribed for the purposes of this subsection. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) In the application of sections 44 to 45AA and Schedules 4A and 4B below by virtue of subsection (1) above— (a) where the deceased spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner was over pensionable age at his or her death, references in those provisions to the pensioner shall be taken as references to the deceased spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner, and (b) where the deceased spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner was under pensionable age at his or her death, references in those provisions to the pensioner and the tax year in which he attained pensionable age shall be taken as references to the deceased spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner and the tax year in which he or she died. (4) Where a widowed parent’s allowance is payable to a person whose spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner dies after 5th October 2002, the additional pension falling to be calculated under sections 44 to 45AA and Schedules 4A and 4B below by virtue of subsection (1) above shall be one half of the amount which it would be apart from this subsection. (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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