2013 No. 91
Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013
Made
Coming into operation
In accordance with section 132 of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19921 the Department for Social Development2 has given a direction3 that the sums which are the additional pensions in long-term benefits are to be increased by a specified percentage.
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 and shall come into operation on 8th April 2013.
Interpretation2
1
In this Order—
“the 1971 Act” means the Pensions (Increase) Act (Northern Ireland) 19716;
“the 1975 Order” means the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975;
“basic rate” and “derivative pension” have the meanings given by section 15(1) of the 1971 Act 7;
“existing Orders” means the Orders referred to in the Schedule;
“official pension” has the meaning given by section 5(1) of the 1971 Act;
“pension authority” has the meaning given by section7(1) of the 1971 Act;
“qualifying condition” means one of the conditions laid down in section 3 the 1971 Act8;
“relevant injury pension”, “substituted pension” and “widow’s pension” have the meanings given by section 15(1) of the 1971 Act.
2
For the purpose of this Order the time when a pension “begins” is that stated in section 8(2) of the 1971 Act9, and the “beginning date” shall be construed accordingly.
3
Where, for the purposes of this Order, it is necessary to calculate the number of complete months in any period an incomplete month shall be treated as a complete month if it consists of at least 16 days.
Pensions increases3
1
The pension authority may, if any of the conditions in paragraph (2) are fulfilled, increase the annual rate of an official pension in respect of any period on or after 8th April 2013 as follows—
a
a pension beginning before 9th April 2012 may be increased by 2.2 per cent of the basic rate (as increased by the amount of any increase under section 1 of the 1971 Act or the existing Orders);
b
a pension beginning on or after 9th April 2012 and before 8th April 2013 may be increased by 2.2 per cent multiplied by—
where
- i
A is the number of complete months in the period between the beginning date of the pension and 8th April 2013; and
- ii
B is 12.
2
Those conditions are—
a
a qualifying condition is satisfied;
b
the official pension is—
i
a derivative pension;
ii
a substituted pension; or
iii
a relevant injury pension.
Increase in certain lump sums4
1
This Article applies to any lump sum or instalment of a lump sum which became payable on or after 9th April 2012 but before 8th April 2013.
2
The pension authority may increase a lump sum or instalment of a lump sum to which this Article applies by 2.2 per cent of the amount of the lump sum or instalment (as increased by the amount of any increase under section 1 of the 1971 Act or under the existing Orders) multiplied by—
where
- a
A is the number of complete months in the period between the beginning date for the lump sum or, if later, 9th April 2012 and the date on which it became payable; and
- b
B is 12.
Reduction in respect of guaranteed minimum pensions
5
The amount by reference to which any increase in the rate of an official pension provided for by this Order is to be calculated shall, in the case of a person—
a
who is entitled to a guaranteed minimum pension on 8th April 2013; and
b
whose entitlement to that guaranteed minimum pension arises from an employment from which (either directly or by virtue of the payment of a transfer credit) entitlement to the official pension also arises,
6
The amount by reference to which any increase in the rate of a widow’s or widower’s pension provided for by this Order is to be calculated shall, where the pensioner becomes entitled on the death of the deceased spouse to a guaranteed minimum pension, be reduced in accordance with Article 69(5ZA)12 of the 1975 Order.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 28th March 2013
SCHEDULE 1Existing Orders
The Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 197213
The Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 197314
The Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 197415
The Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 197516
The Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 197617
The Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 197718
The Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 197819
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 197920
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 198021
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 198122
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 198223
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 198324
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 198425
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 198526
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 198627
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 198728
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 198829
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 198930
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 199031
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 199132
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 199233
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 199334
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 199435
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 199536
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 199637
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 199738
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 199839
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 199940
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 200041
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 200142
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 200243
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 200344
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 200445
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 200546
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 200647
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 200748
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 200849
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 200950
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 201151
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 201252
(This note is not part of the Order)