Pensions Act 1995

132 Extension of Christmas bonus for pensioners

(1) Section 150 of the [1992 c. 4.] Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (Christmas bonus: interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1), after paragraph (k) there is inserted—

“(l) a mobility supplement”.

(3) In subsection (2)—

(a) after the definition of “attendance allowance” there is inserted—

““mobility supplement” means a supplement awarded in respect of disablement which affects a person’s ability to walk and for which the person is in receipt of war disablement pension;”,

(b) in the definition of “retirement pension”, “if paid periodically” is omitted,

(c) in paragraph (b) of the definition of “unemployability supplement or allowance”, after sub-paragraph (iv) there is inserted “or

(v) under the Pensions (Navy, Army, Air Force and Mercantile Marine) Act 1939.”and accordingly, the “or” immediately following sub-paragraph (iii) is omitted.