Tax Credits Act 2002 section 39

Rate of widowed mother's allowance and widow's pension

Section 39 of Schedule 3 maintains a minor textual amendment to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 concerning the cross-referencing used in the rules for calculating widowed mother's allowance and widow's pension rates.

• This paragraph amends section 39 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, which deals with the rate of widowed mother's allowance and widow's pension.
• The amendment applies to subsections (1), (2) and (3) of that section.
• It changes an internal cross-reference from "sections 44 and" to "sections 44 to", ensuring correct reference to a range of sections rather than just two specific ones.
• This is a consequential technical amendment that preserves the continuity of cross-references following changes introduced by the Tax Credits Act 2002.