Commencement, change in rate, cessation or resumption of certain benefits

(1) Subject to paragraph (2) where a day on which a person becomes entitled to invalidity pension, retirement pension, widow’s pension, widower’s pension, child’s pension, parent’s pension, disablement pension, constant attendance allowance or death benefit, or becomes entitled to any of these benefits at a new rate, is not an appropriate day, payment shall be made or the new rate shall take effect only from the next following appropriate day, and, where the day on which a person ceases to be entitled to any of these benefits or, being entitled to such benefit, dies, is not the day immediately preceding the appropriate day, payment shall be made for the whole of the week which ends on the day immediately preceding the appropriate day. (2) Where on a claim for the resumption of the payment of retirement pension which was suspended or reduced in accordance with Regulation 25 (5) of the Benefit Regulations (retirement pensioner taking up insurable employment) it is determined that the payment of the pension is to be resumed or the pension is to be reinstated at the previous rate such resumption or reinstatement of the retirement pension shall take effect 157 (a) from the appropriate day immediately following the date from which the relevant employment ceases and the claim is duly made if– (i) claimant has attained the age of sixty- five; or (ii) the relevant employment was recognized seasonal employment; or (b) from the appropriate day falling in the fifth week after the cessation of the relevant employment in any other case. (3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)– (a) “relevant employment” means the employment on account of which the retirement pension was suspended or reduced in accordance with Regulation 25(5) of the Benefit Regulations; (b) “recognised seasonal employment” means employment for the duration of the recognised season in the sugar or citrus industry or in any other similar industry where employment of the same nature is recognised as such by the Board.