(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order corresponds to an Order (S.I. 2016/230) made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions under section 150A of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and includes details of the sums mentioned in that section.
Article 3 and the Schedule increase certain benefits specified in Parts I, III and V of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992. These are the amounts of a category B and D retirement pension and widow’s pension (apart from the amount of the initial rate) and widower’s pension in industrial death benefit.
Article 4 increases the amounts of the basic pension in a Category A retirement pension.
Article 5 increases the amount of a Category C retirement pension.
Article 6 increases the amount of the standard minimum guarantee in state pension credit.