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Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012

Type Ni-Statutory-Rule
Publication 2012-03-21
State In force
Jurisdiction Northern Ireland
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Made: 21st March 2012

Coming into operation: 9th April 2012

The Department of Finance and Personnel now makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 69(1), (2), (5) and (5ZA) of the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975[^f00004] and now vested in it[^f00005].

Citation and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 9th April 2012.

Interpretation

2

Pensions increases

3

$$A B$ where Ais the number of complete months in the period between the beginning date of the pension and 9th April 2012; and B is 12.$

Increase in certain lump sums

4

$$A B$ where A is the number of complete months in the period between the beginning date for the lump sum or, if later, 11th April 2011 and the date on which it became payable; and 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—

be reduced by an amount equal to the rate of the guaranteed minimum pension unless the Department of Finance and Personnel[^f00010] otherwise directs in accordance with the provisions of Article 69A[^f00011] of the 1975 Order.

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)[^f00012] of the 1975 Order.

SCHEDULE 1 — Existing Orders

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 21st March 2012

John McKibbon — A senior officer of the — Department of Finance and Personnel

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order provides for increases in the rates of public service pensions.

The increase to be made in the rates of such pensions is the percentage (or in some circumstances a fraction of the percentage) by which the Department for Social Development has increased the sums which are the additional pensions in long-term benefits, namely the additional pension entitlements accruing to employees in respect of their earnings after 5th April 1978.

For pensions which began before 11th April 2011 the increase is 5.2%.

For pensions which began on or after 11th April 2011 the increases are as follows:—

Pensions Beginning Percentage Increase Pensions Beginning Percentage Increase
11th April 2011 to 24th April 2011 5.20% 25th November 2011 to 24th December 2011 1.73%
25th April 2011 to 24th May 2011 4.77% 25th December 2011 to 24th January 2012 1.30%
25th May 2011 to 24th June 2011 4.33% 25th January 2012 to 24th February 2012 0.87%
25th June 2011 to 24th July 2011 3.90% 25th February 2012 to 24th March 2012 0.43%
25th July 2011 to 24th August 2011 3.47%
25th August 2011 to 24th September 2011 3.03%
25th September 2011 to 24th October 2011 2.60%
25th October 2011 to 24th November 2011 2.17%

The Order provides for increases on certain deferred lump sums which became payable on or after 11th April 2011 and before 9th April 2012.

The Order also makes provision for the amount by reference to which any increase in the rate of an official pension is to be calculated to be reduced by an amount equal to the rate of the guaranteed minimum pension entitlement deriving from the employment which gives rise to the official pension.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1992 c. 8

[^f00002]: SeeS.R. 1999 No. 481 Art. 8(b) and Schedule 6 Part II

[^f00003]: Contained in S.R. 2012 No. 116. This direction corresponds to the direction given by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions under section 150 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5)

[^f00004]: S.I. 1975/1503 (N.I. 15); Art. 69 was amended by S.I. 1976/396 (N.I. 5) Arts. 10(2), 16 and Sch. 3, S.I. 1985/1209 (N.I. 16) Art. 25(2) and Sch. 6, S.I. 1986/1888 (N.I. 18) Arts. 11(8), 19(1)(b), 83(1) and Sch. 9, para. 58, S.I. 1990/1509 (N.I. 13) Arts. 3(7) and 7, by section 4 and paragraph 14(19) of Schedule 2 to the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (1992 c. 9) and by section 184 of and paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 7 to the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (1993 c. 49). Article 69 is modified by Article 69A, which was inserted by Article 10(3) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/396 (N.I. 5)), and amended by S.I. 1986/1888 (N.I. 18) Art. 11(9) and by section 184 of and paragraph 15(2) of Schedule 7 to the Pensions Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993. Art. 69(5ZA) is amended and paragraphs 69 (5ZB) and (5ZC) are added by the Pensions (No.2) Act (NI) 2008 (c.13), section 110 and sch. 10 part 5; at the time this order was made the amendments were not in force.

[^f00005]: By S.R. 1976 No. 281 Art. 3 and Sch. 1 and S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6) Art 4

[^f00006]: 1971 c. 35 (N.I.)

[^f00007]: As amended by S.I. 1974/1267 (N.I. 2) Arts. 3(3) and 5(3)(b), S.I. 1990/1509 (N.I. 13) Art. 3(6) and S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11) Art. 36(1) and (4)

[^f00008]: As amended by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1972 No. 264, S.I. 1974/1267 (N.I. 2) Art. 5(2) and (3), S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I. 22) Art. 72(3) and Sch. 5 Part I, S.I. 1990/1509 (N.I. 13) Art. 3, S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22) Arts. 163, 168 and Sch. 5 Part IV and S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11) Art 36(1) and (2)

[^f00009]: As amended by S.I. 1990/1509 (N.I. 13) Art. 3(5) and S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11) Art. 36 (1) and (3)

[^f00010]: See S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6) Art. 4

[^f00011]: Inserted by S.I. 1979/396 (N.I. 5) Art. 10 and amended by S.I. 1986/1888 (N.I. 18) Art. 11(9) and 1993 c. 49 section 184 and paragraph 15(2) of sch. 7

[^f00012]: Inserted by S.I. 1990/1509 (N.I. 13) Art. 7(1)

[^f00013]: S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1972 No. 263

[^f00014]: S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1973 No. 364

[^f00015]: S.R. 1974 No. 296

[^f00016]: S.R. 1975 No. 269

[^f00017]: S.R. 1976 No. 276

[^f00018]: S.R. 1977 No. 277

[^f00019]: S.R. 1978 No. 269

[^f00020]: S.R. 1979 No. 338

[^f00021]: S.R. 1980 No. 364

[^f00022]: S.R. 1981 No. 307

[^f00023]: S.R. 1982 No. 303

[^f00024]: S.R. 1983 No. 289

[^f00025]: S.R. 1984 No. 340

[^f00026]: S.R. 1985 No. 268

[^f00027]: S.R. 1986 No. 213

[^f00028]: S.R. 1987 No. 70

[^f00029]: S.R. 1988 No. 61

[^f00030]: S.R. 1989 No. 72

[^f00031]: S.R. 1990 No. 86

[^f00032]: S.R. 1991 No. 84

[^f00033]: S.R. 1992 No. 69

[^f00034]: S.R. 1993 No. 125

[^f00035]: S.R. 1994 No. 99

[^f00036]: S.R. 1995 No. 39

[^f00037]: S.R. 1996 No. 90

[^f00038]: S.R. 1997 No. 124

[^f00039]: S.R. 1998 No. 66

[^f00040]: S.R. 1999 No. 109

[^f00041]: S.R. 2000 No. 64

[^f00042]: S.R. 2001 No. 94

[^f00043]: S.R. 2002 No. 102

[^f00044]: S.R. 2003 No. 169

[^f00045]: S.R. 2004 No. 118

[^f00046]: S.R. 2005 No. 102

[^f00047]: S.R. 2006 No. 127

[^f00048]: S.R. 2007 No. 170

[^f00049]: S.R. 2008 No. 123

[^f00050]: S.R. 2009 No. 109

[^f00051]: S.R. 2011 No. 129

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