Section 20 — Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992: Descriptions of contributory benefits.

Descriptions of contributory benefits. 20 1 Contributory benefits under this Part of this Act are of the following descriptions, namely—

a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b incapacity benefit, comprising—

i short-term incapacity benefit, and ii long-term incapacity benefit;

d maternity allowance ... ;

e widow’s benefit, comprising—

i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii widowed mother’s allowance ... ; iii widow’s pension;

ea widowed parent's allowance;

f retirement pensions of the following categories—

i Category A, payable to a person by virtue of his own contributions (with increase for adult ... dependants);

and ii Category B, payable to a person by virtue of the contributions of a spouse ... or civil partner fa shared additional pensions;

g for existing beneficiaries only, child’s special allowance.

2 In this Act— “ long-term benefit ” means— long-term incapacity benefit; a widowed mother’s allowance; a widowed parent’s allowance; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a widow’s pension; and a Category A or Category B retirement pension a shared additional pension; ; and “ short-term benefit ” means— . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . short-term incapacity benefit; and maternity allowance.

3 The provisions of this Part of this Act are subject to the provisions of Chapter II of Part III of the Pensions Act . (reduction in benefits for members of schemes that were contracted-out)