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This Order may be cited as the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 2020 and comes into force on 6th April 2020.
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(1) In this Order, “the Act” means the Social Security Pensions Act 1975.
(2) In this Order, any reference to a pension is a reference to a pension which began before 6th April 2020.
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(1) This article applies to an official pension if—
(a) a qualifying condition is satisfied; or
(b) the pension is—
(i) a derivative pension;
(ii) a substituted pension; or
(iii) a relevant injury pension.
(2) In relation to any period on or after 6th April 2020, the pension authority may increase the annual rate of the pension—
(a) for a pension which began before 8th April 2019, by 1.7 per cent;
(b) for a pension which began on or after 8th April 2019, by 1.7 per cent multiplied by—A12where A is the number of complete months in the period between the beginning date of the pension and 6th April 2020.
(3) In relation to a lump sum which is payable on or after 8th April 2019 but before 6th April 2020, the pension authority may increase the lump sum by 1.7 per cent multiplied by—A12where A is the number of complete months in the period between the beginning date for the lump sum (or, if later, 8th April 2019) and the date on which it becomes payable.
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(1) Where—
(a) a person is entitled to an increase in a guaranteed minimum pension on 6th April 2020; and
(b) entitlement to that guaranteed minimum pension arises from an employment from which (either directly, or indirectly by virtue of the payment of a transfer credit) entitlement to the official pension also arises;the amount by reference to which any increase is calculated for the purposes of article 3(2) must be reduced by an amount equal to the rate of the guaranteed minimum pension unless the Treasury otherwise direct in accordance with the provisions of section 59A of the Act.
(2) Where on the death of a deceased spouse or civil partner a person becomes entitled to a guaranteed minimum pension in relation to a surviving spouse’s pension or a surviving civil partner’s pension, the amount by reference to which any increase is calculated for the purposes of article 3(2) must be reduced in accordance with section 59(5ZA) of the Act.
Iain Stewart
Maggie Throup
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
11th March 2020