2018 No. 1217
The State Pension Revaluation for Transitional Pensions Order 2018
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has carried out a review in accordance with section 148AC(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 19921 and it appeared to her that the general level of prices in Great Britain has increased during the review period2.
Accordingly the Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 148AC(3) and 189(1) and (4) of the Social Security Administration Act 19923.
Citation and commencement1
1
This Order may be cited as the State Pension Revaluation for Transitional Pensions Order 2018.
2
This Order comes into force on—
a
5th January 2019 for the purpose of making an award on a claim for a state pension under regulation 15(1) of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 (advance notice of retirement and claim for and award of pension)4 to a person who reaches pensionable age5 on or after 9th April 2019; and
b
8th April 2019 for all other purposes.
3
In this article “a state pension” means a state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 20146.
Increase in the general level of prices2
For the purposes of section 148AC(3) and (4) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (revaluation for transitional pensions under Pensions Act 2014), the increase in the general level of prices during the review period is 6.5 per cent.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(This note is not part of the Order)