30 Bereavement support payment
Pensions Act 2014 (2014 c 19) | Legislation

Part 5 Bereavement Support Payment

30  Bereavement support payment

(1)     A person is entitled to a benefit called bereavement support payment if—

(a)     the person's [spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner] dies,

[(aa)     in the case of a person whose cohabiting partner dies, the person is pregnant or entitled to child benefit in circumstances specified under subsection (4) or, where no such circumstances are specified, in such circumstances as the Secretary of State may specify by regulations,]

(b)     the person is under pensionable age when the [spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner] dies,

(c)     the person is ordinarily resident in Great Britain, or a specified territory, when the [spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner] dies, and

(d)     the contribution condition is met (see section 31).

[(1A)     Only one person is entitled to bereavement support payment in respect of one death.

(1B)     Where, apart from subsection (1A), more than one person

Powered by Lexis+®
 

Popular documents

LEXISNEXIS

Directors’ remuneration

Directors’ remunerationCompany directors are not, by virtue only of their office as director, automatically entitled under company law to remuneration for services as a director or to reimbursement of expenses incurred in rendering such services. Power to pay directors remuneration for their

LEXISNEXIS

Specific performance of property agreements

If a party to a property agreement fails to comply with its obligations, the other party may wish to apply for an order for specific performance. Specific performance is an equitable, discretionary remedy which, if granted, compels a party to perform a contractual obligation. This Practice Note

LEXISNEXIS

Legal Services Board

Legal Services BoardThe Legal Services Board (LSB) is the single independent oversight regulator of the legal profession and sector in England and Wales. It does not directly regulate individual lawyers and, in most circumstances, will not directly regulate firms.Mandate and structureThe LSB is the

LEXISNEXIS

A chargor (an individual) is granting a legal charge to a chargee (a company). Can an employee of the

There does not appear to be any evidence that an employee of the chargee cannot witness the chargor’s signature.Practice Note: Property deeds—use and execution of deeds in property transactions, provides guidance on who may witness the signature of a deed by an individual:‘There are certain