SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 24Social security, child support and tax credits

Part 15Amendments of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.))

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After section 17(1) insert—

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For the purposes of this Act, two people of the same sex are to be regarded as living together as if they were civil partners if, but only if, they would be regarded as living together as husband and wife were they instead two people of the opposite sex.