Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2025

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Consequential amendments to Principal Act

17. The Principal Act is amended—

(a) in section 21(1)(e), by the substitution of “bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension” for “widow’s (contributory) pension, widower’s (contributory) pension, surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension”,

(b) in section 26(2), by the substitution of “bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension” for “widow’s (contributory) pension, widower’s (contributory) pension, surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension”,

(c) in section 39(1)—

(i) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (k):

“(k) bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension,”,

and

(ii) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (n):

“(n) bereaved parent grant (paid by virtue of receipt of a benefit under Part 2).”,

(d) in section 139(1)—

(i) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (e):

“(e) bereaved partner’s (non-contributory) pension and guardian’s payment (non-contributory),”,

and

(ii) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (f):

“(f) bereaved parent grant (paid by virtue of one-parent family payment or State pension (non-contributory) under this Part),”,

(e) in section 142(1)(a)(ii), by the substitution of the following clause for clause (IA):

“(IA) bereaved partner’s (non-contributory) pension, but has ceased to be entitled to that pension by virtue of no longer being regarded as a bereaved partner within the meaning of section 162(1), or”,

(f) in section 159, by the substitution of “bereaved partner’s (non-contributory) pension” for “widow’s (non-contributory) pension, widower’s (non-contributory) pension or surviving civil partner’s (non-contributory) pension” in each place that it occurs,

(g) in section 160, by the substitution of “bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension” for “widow’s (contributory) pension, widower’s (contributory) pension, surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension” in each place that it occurs,

(h) in section 161E—

(i) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension” for “widow’s (contributory) pension or widower’s (contributory) pension or surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension”,

(ii) in subsection (2), by the substitution of “bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension” for “widow’s (contributory) pension, widower’s (contributory) pension, surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension”, and

(iii) in subsection (3), by the substitution of “bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension” for “widow’s (contributory) pension, widower’s (contributory) pension, surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension”,

(i) in section 238B(3)(a)(ii), by the substitution of “bereaved parent grant” for “widowed or surviving civil partner grant”,

(j) in section 241—

(i) in subsection (2)—

(I) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension” for “widow’s (contributory) pension, widower’s (contributory) pension, surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension”, and

(II) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (c):

“(c) in the case of jobseeker’s benefit, jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed), jobseeker’s pay-related benefit, Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment, health and safety benefit, adoptive benefit, paternity benefit, parent’s benefit, occupational injuries benefit (other than disablement benefit under section 75, an increase in disablement benefit under sections 77 and 78 or death benefit by way of pension under sections 81 and 83), carer’s benefit, bereavement grant, bereaved parent grant, jobseeker’s allowance, pre-retirement allowance, State pension (non-contributory), blind pension, bereaved partner’s (non-contributory) pension, guardian’s payment (non-contributory), one-parent family payment, carer’s allowance, farm assist, working family payment and back to work family dividend, in respect of any period before the date on which the claim is made,”,

and

(ii) in subsection (2A), in paragraph (b), by the substitution of “bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension” for “widow’s (contributory) pension, widower’s (contributory) pension, surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension”,

(k) in section 244(1)(c)(ii), by the substitution of “bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension” for “widow’s (contributory) pension widower’s (contributory) pension or surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension”,

(l) in section 247, by the substitution of “bereaved parent grant” for “widowed or surviving civil partner grant” in each place that it occurs,

(m) in section 247A, by the substitution of “bereaved parent grant,” for “widowed parent grant,” in each place that it occurs,

(n) in section 247B(1)—

(i) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (iv):

“(iv) bereaved parent grant,”,

and

(ii) in paragraph (c), by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (iii):

“(iii) a bereaved parent grant,”,

(o) in section 248—

(i) in subsection (1), in the definition of “benefit”, by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (p):

“(p) bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension,”,

and

(ii) in subsection (2)(f)—

(I) by the substitution of “bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension, bereaved partner’s (non-contributory) pension” for “widow’s (contributory) pension, widower’s (contributory) pension, surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension, widow’s (non-contributory) pension, widower’s (non-contributory) pension, surviving civil partner’s (non-contributory) pension”, and

(II) by the substitution of “being a bereaved partner,” for “being a widow or widower,”,

(p) in section 249—

(i) in subsection (5), by the substitution of “and bereaved parent grant,” for “and widowed or surviving civil partner grant,”,

(ii) in subsection (10), by the substitution of “bereaved partner’s (non-contributory) pension,” for “widow’s (non-contributory) pension, widower’s (non-contributory) pension, surviving civil partner’s (non-contributory) pension,”, and

(iii) in subsection (13), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (c):

“(c) In this subsection, ‘pension’ means a bereaved partner’s (non-contributory) pension or guardian’s payment (non-contributory).”,

(q) in section 285—

(i) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):

“(1) In assessing damages in any action under the Fatal Injuries Act 1956 or Part IV of the Civil Liability Act 1961 , whether commenced before or after 24 February 1981, there shall not be taken into account any child benefit, bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension, guardian’s payment (contributory), one-parent family payment in the case of a person who qualifies for that payment by virtue of being a bereaved partner, bereaved partner’s (non-contributory) pension or guardian’s payment (non-contributory).”,

and

(ii) in subsection (2), by the substitution of “bereaved partner’s (non-contributory) pension,” for “widow’s (non-contributory) pension, widower’s (non-contributory) pension, surviving civil partner’s (non-contributory) pension,”,

(r) in Schedule 2, in Column 1 of Part 1—

(i) by the substitution of the following reference for reference No. 2 (a):

“(a) pension payable to a bereaved partner (section 81):

additional increase for a bereaved partner (under section 81) who has attained pensionable age”,

and

(ii) by the substitution of the following reference for reference No. 5:

“Bereaved Partner’s (Contributory) Pension and a payment referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of ‘relevant payment’ in section 178(1):

Additional increase for beneficiary who has attained pensionable age”,

and

(s) in Schedule 4, in Column 1 of Part 1, by the substitution of the following reference for reference No. 6:

“Bereaved Partner’s (Non-Contributory) Pension and a payment referred to in paragraph (b) or (c) of the definition of ‘relevant payment’ in section 178(1)”.