The Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017
This Order makes consequential, supplementary and incidental amendments in relation to the provisions of Part 5 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, which creates a new bereavement support payment for persons whose spouse or civil partner dies on or after 6 April 2017. Bereavement support payment replaces the existing social security benefits for the bereaved (bereavement allowance, widowed parent’s allowance and bereavement payment).