The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2017
This Order makes consequential, supplementary and incidental amendments in relation to the provisions of Part 5 of the Pensions Act 2014 (c.19), which creates a new bereavement support payment for people whose spouse or civil partner died on or after the date section 30 of that Act comes into force for all purposes. Bereavement support payment replaces the existing social security benefits for the bereaved (bereavement allowance, widowed parent’s allowance and bereavement payment).