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Entitlement to bereaved partner’s pension
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8. The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section:
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“124A. (1) Subject to this Act, a bereaved partner shall be entitled to a pension—
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(a) where the contribution conditions set out in section 125(1) are satisfied on either the insurance record of the bereaved partner or that of his or her deceased partner,
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(b) where the deceased partner was entitled to a State pension (contributory) which included an increase in respect of the bereaved partner by virtue of section 112(1) in respect of a period ending on the deceased partner’s death, or
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(c) where the deceased partner would have been entitled to a State pension (contributory) at an increased weekly rate by virtue of section 112(1), in the deceased partner’s own right, in respect of a period ending on his or her death, but for the receipt by the bereaved partner of a State pension (non-contributory), a blind pension or a carer’s allowance.
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(2) Subject to sections 241(2) and 242, a bereaved partner whose claim is based on being a surviving qualified cohabitant shall, regardless of the date of death of his or her deceased partner, be entitled to a pension under this section from 22 January 2024 or the date of death of the deceased partner, whichever is the later date.
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(3) A bereaved partner shall be disqualified for receiving a pension under this section if and so long as he or she is a cohabitant.
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(4) A pension under this section shall cease as and from—
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(a) the date of marriage or remarriage of the beneficiary,
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(b) the date of entry by the beneficiary into a civil partnership or a new civil partnership, or
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(c) the date on which the beneficiary becomes a qualified cohabitant or again becomes a qualified cohabitant.”.
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