The Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
These Regulations amend regulation 3 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 by substituting paragraph (cb) to—provide that when a person’s spouse or civil partner is awarded a Category A retirement pension, that person can be awarded a Category B retirement pension without having to claim it, providing that they are already entitled to either a Category A retirement pension or to a graduated retirement benefit; andamend the current provision to clarify that when a person who is entitled to a Category A retirement pension or a graduated retirement benefit marries or enters into a civil partnership, they can be awarded a Category B retirement pension only if their spouse or civil partner is entitled to a Category A retirement pension.