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17.—(1) The rate of a person’s state pension under regulation 15 is to be increased as follows.
(2) In this regulation, a reference to the rate of a person’s state pension is to the rate—
(a)without any reduction under Regulations made under section 7(4) (survivor’s pension based on inheritance of additional old state pension) of the 2014 Act (in the case of a state pension under section 7 of the 2014 Act);
(b)taking into account any reduction under section 14 (pension sharing: reduction in the sharer’s section 4 pension) of the 2014 Act (in the case of a state pension under section 4 of the 2014 Act); and
(c)without any increase under section 17 of the 2014 Act.
(3) The rate of the person’s state pension is increased in accordance with paragraph (4) where—
(a)that rate, when added to the sum of the rate of any state pension to which the person is entitled under section 7 and section 2, 4 or 12 of the 2014 Act (entitlement to state pension at various rates), is equal to or less than the full rate of the state pension; and
(b)the full rate of the state pension is increased at any time.
(4) Where paragraph (3) applies—
(a)the rate of the person’s state pension is increased by the same percentage as the increase in the full rate; and
(b)that increase of the person’s state pension is to be made at the same time as the increase in the full rate.
(5) The rate of the person’s state pension is increased in accordance with either or both of paragraphs (6) and (7) where—
(a)both—
(i)that rate, when added to the sum of the rate of any state pension to which the person is entitled under section 7 and section 2, 4 or 12 of the 2014 Act, exceeds the full rate of the state pension; and
(ii)the sum of the rate of any state pension to which the person is entitled under section 7 and section 2, 4 or 12 of the 2014 Act is less than the full rate of the state pension; and
(b)either or both of the following occurs at any time—
(i)the full rate of the state pension is increased;
(ii)an uprating order comes into force.
(6) Where paragraph (5)(a) and (b)(i) applies, the rate of the person’s state pension is increased—
(a)by an amount equal to the appropriate percentage of the shortfall immediately before the full rate of the state pension is increased (“the appropriate percentage” means the percentage by which the full rate is increased); and
(b)at the same time as paragraph (5)(b)(i) applies.
(7) Where paragraph (5)(a) and (b)(ii) applies, the rate of the person’s state pension is increased—
(a)by an amount equal to the appropriate percentage of the excess immediately before the uprating order mentioned in paragraph (5)(b)(ii) comes into force (“the appropriate percentage” means the percentage specified in that uprating order); and
(b)at the same time as that uprating order comes into force.
(8) The rate of the person’s state pension is increased in accordance with paragraph (9) where—
(a)the sum of the rate of any state pension to which the person is entitled under section 7 and section 2, 4 or 12 of the 2014 Act is equal to or higher than the full rate of the state pension; and
(b)an uprating order comes into force at any time.
(9) Where paragraph (8) applies—
(a)the rate of the person’s state pension is increased by the percentage specified in the uprating order mentioned in paragraph (8)(b); and
(b)that increase of the person’s state pension is to be made at the same time as that uprating order comes into force.
(10) In this regulation—
“the excess” means the amount by which the rate of the state pension, when added to the sum of the rate of any state pension to which the person is entitled under section 7 and section 2, 4 or 12 of the 2014 Act, exceeds the full rate;
“the shortfall” means the amount by which the sum of the rate of any state pension to which the person is entitled under section 7 and section 2, 4 or 12 of the 2014 Act, is less than the full rate;
“uprating order” means an order under section 151A of the Administration Act (up-rating of transitional state pensions under the 2014 Act).]
Textual Amendments
F1Pts. 6, 7 inserted (6.4.2016 immediately after S.I. 2015/173 comes into force) by The State Pension and Occupational Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/199), reg. 4 (with reg. 1(5))
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