Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 28 — Unemployment benefit - other disqualifications etc.
Unemployment benefit - other disqualifications etc. 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 29 — Exemptions from disqualification for unemployment benefit.
Exemptions from disqualification for unemployment benefit. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 30 — Abatement of unemployment benefit on account of payments of occupational or personal pension.
Abatement of unemployment benefit on account of payments of occupational or personal pension. 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 30A — Incapacity benefit: entitlement.
Incapacity benefit: entitlement. 30A 1 Subject to the following provisions of this section, a person who satisfies a either of the conditions mentioned in subsection (2) below; or b if he satisfies…
Section 30B — Incapacity benefit: rate.
Incapacity benefit: rate. 30B 1 The amount payable by way of incapacity benefit in respect of any day is 1/7th of the appropriate weekly rate. 2 Subject to the following provisions of this section,…
Section 30C — Incapacity benefit: days and periods of incapacity for work.
Incapacity benefit: days and periods of incapacity for work. 30C 1 For the purposes of any provisions of this Act relating to incapacity benefit, subject to the following provisions and save as…
Section 30D — Incapacity benefit: construction of references to days of entitlement.
Incapacity benefit: construction of references to days of entitlement. 30D 1 The following provisions have effect in calculating for the purposes of— a section 30A(4) above (length of entitlement to…
Section 30DD — Incapacity benefit: reduction for pension payments and PPF periodic payments .
Incapacity benefit: reduction for pension payments and PPF periodic payments . 30DD 1 Where— a a person is entitled to incapacity benefit in respect of any period of a week or part of a week, b there…
Section 30E — Incapacity benefit: reduction for councillor’s allowance.
Incapacity benefit: reduction for councillor’s allowance. 30E 1 Where the net amount of councillor’s allowance to which a person is entitled in respect of any week exceeds such amount as may be…
Section 31 — Sickness benefit.
Sickness benefit. 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 32 — Sickness benefit - disqualifications etc.
Sickness benefit - disqualifications etc. 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 33 — Invalidity pension.
Invalidity pension. 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 34 — Invalidity allowance.
Invalidity allowance. 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 35 — State maternity allowance for employed or self-employed earner .
State maternity allowance for employed or self-employed earner . 35 1 A woman shall be entitled to a maternity allowance under this section , at the appropriate weekly rate determined under section…
Section 35A — Appropriate weekly rate of maternity allowance under section 35 .
Appropriate weekly rate of maternity allowance under section 35 . 35A 1 For the purposes of section 35(1) above the appropriate weekly rate is (subject to subsection (5A) below) whichever is the…
Section 35B — State maternity allowance for participating wife or civil partner of self-employed earner
State maternity allowance for participating wife or civil partner of self-employed earner 35B 1 A woman (W) shall be entitled to a maternity allowance under this section, at the weekly rate given by…
Section 36 — Bereavement payment.
Bereavement payment. 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 36A — Cases in which sections 37 to 41 apply.
Cases in which sections 37 to 41 apply. 36A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 37 — Widowed mother’s allowance : deaths before 9 April 2001 .
Widowed mother’s allowance : deaths before 9 April 2001 . 37 A1 This section applies only in cases where a woman's husband has died before 9 April 2001. 1 A woman who has been widowed shall be…
Section 38 — Widow’s pension : deaths before 9 April 2001 .
Widow’s pension : deaths before 9 April 2001 . 38 A1 This section applies only in cases where a woman's husband has died before 9 April 2001. 1 A woman who has been widowed shall be entitled to a…
Section 39 — Rate of widowed mother’s allowance and widow’s pension.
Rate of widowed mother’s allowance and widow’s pension. 39 1 The weekly rate of— a a widowed mother’s allowance, b a widow’s pension, shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of sections…
Section 39A — Widowed parent’s allowance.
Widowed parent’s allowance. 39A 1 This section applies where— a a person's spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner has died before the day on which section 30 of the Pensions Act 2014 comes into…
Section 39B — Bereavement allowance where no dependent children.
Bereavement allowance where no dependent children. 39B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 39C — Rate of widowed parent’s allowance ...
Rate of widowed parent’s allowance ... 39C 1 The weekly rate of a widowed parent’s allowance shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of sections 44 to 45AA and Schedules 4A and 4B below…
Section 40 — Long-term incapacity benefit for widows.
Long-term incapacity benefit for widows. 40 1 Subject to subsection (2) below, this section applies to a woman who— a on her late husband’s death is not entitled to a widowed mother’s allowance or…
Section 41 — Long-term incapacity benefit for widowers.
Long-term incapacity benefit for widowers. 41 1 This section applies to a man whose wife has died on or after 6th April 1979 and who either— a was incapable of work at the time when she died, or b…
Section 42 — Entitlement under s. 40 or 41 after period of employment or training for work.
Entitlement under s. 40 or 41 after period of employment or training for work. 42 1 Where a person claims incapacity benefit under section 40 or 41 above for a period commencing after he has ceased…
Section 43 — Persons entitled to more than one retirement pension.
Persons entitled to more than one retirement pension. 43 1 A person shall not be entitled for the same period to more than one retirement pension under this Part of this Act except as provided by…
Section 44 — Category A retirement pension.
Category A retirement pension. 44 1 A person shall be entitled to a Category A retirement pension if— a the person attained pensionable age before 6 April 2016, and b he satisfies the relevant…
Section 44A — Deemed earnings factors.
Deemed earnings factors. 44A A1 Subsections (1) to (4) below apply to the first appointed year or any subsequent tax year before 2010-11. 1 For the purposes of section 44(6)(za) above, if any of the…
Section 44B — Deemed earnings factors: 2010-11 onwards
Deemed earnings factors: 2010-11 onwards 44B 1 This section applies to 2010-11 and subsequent tax years. 2 For the purposes of section 44(6)(za) above, if any of Conditions A to C in subsections (3)…
Section 44C — Earnings factor credits
Earnings factor credits 44C 1 This section applies, for the purposes of Conditions B and C in section 44B(4) and (5) above, to 2010-11 and subsequent tax years. 2 In respect of each week— a which…
Section 45 — The additional pension in a Category A retirement pension.
The additional pension in a Category A retirement pension. 45 1 The weekly rate of the additional pension in a Category A retirement pension in any case where the pensioner attained pensionable age…
Section 45A — Effect of family credit and disability working allowance on earnings factor
Effect of family credit and disability working allowance on earnings factor 45A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 45AA — Effect of working families' tax credit and disabled person's tax credit on earnings factor
Effect of working families' tax credit and disabled person's tax credit on earnings factor 45AA 1 For the purposes of calculating additional pension under sections 44 and 45 where, in the case of any…
Section 45B — Reduction of additional pension in Category A retirement pension: pension sharing.
Reduction of additional pension in Category A retirement pension: pension sharing. 45B 1 The weekly rate of the additional pension in a Category A retirement pension shall be reduced as follows in…
Section 46 — Modifications of section 45 for calculating the additional pension in certain benefits.
Modifications of section 45 for calculating the additional pension in certain benefits. 46 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 For the purpose of determining the…
Section 47 — Increase of Category A retirement pension for invalidity.
Increase of Category A retirement pension for invalidity. 47 1 Subject to section 61 below, the weekly rate of a Category A retirement pension shall be increased if the pensioner was entitled to an…
Section 48 — Use of former spouse’s contributions.
Use of former spouse’s contributions. 48 1 Where a person who attained pensionable age before 6 April 2016 — a has been in a relevant relationship , and b in respect of the tax year in which the…
Section 48A — Category B retirement pension for married person or civil partner
Category B retirement pension for married person or civil partner 48A 1 A married person is entitled to a Category B retirement pension by virtue of the contributions of his or her spouse if— a the…
Section 48AA — Category B retirement pension for divorcee or former civil partner
Category B retirement pension for divorcee or former civil partner 48AA 1 A person who has been in a marriage that has been dissolved is entitled to a Category B retirement pension by virtue of the…
Section 48B — Category B retirement pension for widows and widowers.
Category B retirement pension for widows and widowers. 48B 1 A person (“ the pensioner ”) whose spouse died while they were married is entitled to a Category B retirement pension by virtue of the…
Section 48BB — Category B retirement pension: entitlement by reference to benefits under section 39A or 39B.
Category B retirement pension: entitlement by reference to benefits under section 39A or 39B. 48BB 1 Subsection (2) below applies where a person (“ the pensioner ”) who attained pensionable age…
Section 48C — Category B retirement pension: general.
Category B retirement pension: general. 48C 1 Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person’s entitlement to a Category B retirement pension shall begin on the day on which the conditions of…
Section 49 — Category B retirement pension for women.
Category B retirement pension for women. 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 50 — Rate of Category B retirement pension for women.
Rate of Category B retirement pension for women. 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 51 — Category B retirement pension for widows, widowers and surviving civil partners who attained pensionable age before 6 April 2010
Category B retirement pension for widows, widowers and surviving civil partners who attained pensionable age before 6 April 2010 51 1 A person (“ the pensioner ”) whose spouse died while they were…
Section 51A — Special provision for married people.
Special provision for married people. 51A 1 This section has effect where, apart from section 43(1) above, a married person or civil partner would be entitled both— a to a Category A retirement…
Section 51ZA — Special provision for married person whose spouse changed gender
Special provision for married person whose spouse changed gender 51ZA 1 Section 48A(2)(b) does not prevent a woman from being entitled to a Category B retirement pension under that section in a case…
Section 52 — Special provision for surviving spouses.
Special provision for surviving spouses. 52 1 This section has effect where, apart from section 43(1) above, a person would be entitled both— a to a Category A retirement pension; and b to a Category…