Civil Partnership Act 2004

Part 4E+WAmendments of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)

55E+WIn section 2AA (full entitlement to certain benefits conditional on work-focused interview for partner), in subsection (7), for the definition of “couple” substitute—

““couple” has the meaning given by section 137(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act;”.

56E+WIn section 3 (late claims for bereavement benefit where death is difficult to establish)—

(a)after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”, and

(b)after “spouse's” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner's ”.

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58(1)Amend section 71 (overpayments – general) as follows.E+W

(2)In subsection (9), for “married or unmarried couple” substitute “ couple ”.

(3)After subsection (11) insert—

“(12)In this section, “couple” has the meaning given by section 137(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.”

59E+WIn section 73 (overlapping benefits – general), in subsections (2)(b) and (d) and (5)(b) and (d), for “wife or husband” substitute “ wife, husband or civil partner ”.

60E+WIn section 74A (payment of benefit where maintenance payments collected by Secretary of State), in subsection (5)—

(a)after the definition of “child maintenance” insert—

““couple” has the meaning given by section 137(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act;”,

(b)in the definition of “family”, for “married or unmarried couple” (in each place) substitute “ couple ”, and

(c)omit the definitions of “married couple” and “unmarried couple”.

61(1)Amend section 78 (recovery of social fund awards) as follows.E+W

(2)In subsection (3)(b), for “married or unmarried couple” substitute “ couple ”.

(3)For subsection (5) substitute—

“(5)In this section “couple” has the meaning given by section 137(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.”

(4)In subsection (6)—

(a)in paragraph (a), after “wife” insert “ or civil partner ”, and

(b)in paragraph (b), after “husband” insert “ or civil partner ”.

62E+WIn section 105 (failure to maintain – general), in subsection (4), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.

63(1)Amend section 107 (recovery of expenditure on income support: additional amounts and transfer of orders) as follows.E+W

(2)In subsection (1)(b), after “wife” insert “ or civil partner ”.

(3)In subsection (15), after paragraph (a)(ii) of the definition of “maintenance order” insert—

“(iii)any order under Schedule 7 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 for the making of periodical payments or for the payment of a lump sum;”.

64E+WIn section 109B (power to require information), in subsection (5)(a), for “married, his spouse” substitute “ married or is a civil partner, his spouse or civil partner ”.

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66E+WIn section 156 (up-rating under section 150 of pensions increased under section 52(3) of the Contributions and Benefits Act)—

(a)in subsection (1), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”, and

(b)in subsections (2) and (3), after “spouse's” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner's ”.