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3.—(1) For the purposes of the calculation of the lump sum under paragraphs 3B and 7B of Schedule 5 to the Act, the amount of retirement pension to which the person (“the deferrer”) would have been entitled for the accrual period if his entitlement had not been deferred shall not include any such pension where, for the entire accrual period—
(a)the deferrer has received any of the following benefits—
(i)any benefit under Parts II and III of the Act other than child's special allowance, attendance allowance, disability living allowance [F1, a shared additional pension] and guardian's allowance;
(ii)any severe disablement allowance under sections 68 and 69 of the Act as in force before 6th April 2001 M1;
(iii)any unemployability supplement within the extended meaning in regulation 2(1) of the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979 M2 and including benefit corresponding to an unemployability supplement by virtue of regulations under paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 8 to the Act;
[F2(iv)state pension credit under section 1 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002;]
[F3(v)carer support payment under the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023;]
[F4(vi)universal credit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012;]
[F5(aa)in the case of a deferrer who was a member of a couple, the other member of the couple was in receipt of—
(i)income support under section 124 of the Act;
(ii)income-based jobseeker’s allowance under section 1 of the Jobseekers Act 1995;
(iii) state pension credit under section 1 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002; F6 ...
(iv)income-related employment and support allowance under section 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007;] [F7 or
(v)universal credit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012;]
(b)an increase of any of the benefits specified in sub-paragraph (a) is being paid to a married man in respect of his wife where the wife is a deferrer whose period of deferment began before 6th April 2005 and who would have been entitled to a Category B retirement pension or to an increase under section 51A(2) of the Act M3;
(c)an increase of any of the benefits specified in sub-paragraph (a) is being paid to any person in respect of a deferrer whose period of deferment began on or after 6th April 2005 except where that deferrer is neither married to [F8or in a civil partnership with,] nor residing with, that person;
(d)the deferrer would have been disqualified for receiving retirement pension by reason of imprisonment or detention in legal custody.
[F9(1A) For the purposes of the calculation of the lump sum under paragraph 5 of Schedule 5A to the Act, the amount of a shared additional pension to which a person (“the deferrer”) would have been entitled for the accrual period if his entitlement had not been deferred shall not include any such pension where, for the entire accrual period, the deferrer would have been disqualified for receiving shared additional pension by reason of imprisonment or detention in legal custody.]
(2) Where any of the benefits referred to in paragraph (1)(a) [F10or (aa)] or an increase referred to in paragraph (1)(b) or (c) has been received for part only of an accrual period, the amount of retirement pension not included by paragraph (1) shall be reduced by 7th for each day of the accrual period in respect of which the benefit or increase has not been received.
(3) Where the deferrer would have been disqualified for receiving retirement pension as specified in paragraph (1)(d) [F11or a shared additional pension as specified in paragraph (1A)] for part only of an accrual period, the amount of retirement pension not included by paragraph (1) [F12or a shared additional pension not included by paragraph (1A)] shall be reduced by 7th for each day of the accrual period for which he would not have been so disqualified.
(4) Subject to paragraph (5), where—
(a)a person has, in respect of any day in an accrual period, received one or more of the benefits referred to in paragraph (1)(a) [F13or (aa)] or increases referred to in paragraph (1)(b) and (c) or both;
(b)the determining authority has determined that in respect of that day, he was not entitled to the benefit or increase; and
(c)the whole of the benefit or increase in respect of that day has been repaid or, as the case may be, recovered on or before the relevant date,
that day shall be treated as a day in respect of which he did not receive that benefit or increase or both.
(5) Where the benefit or increase in respect of a day to which paragraph (4)(a) and (b) applies is repaid or, as the case may be, recovered on or after the relevant date, that day shall only be treated as a day in respect of which that person did not receive that benefit or increase once the benefit or increase has been repaid in respect of all the days to which those sub-paragraphs relate and which fall within the period of deferment.
[F14(5A) In paragraph (1), couple has the meaning—
(a)in relation to universal credit, given by section 39 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012; and
(b) in relation to the other benefits referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (aa), given by section 137(1) of the Act.]
(6) In paragraph (4), “the determining authority” means as the case may require, the Secretary of State, an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter I of Part I of the Social Security Act 1998 M4 or a Commissioner, or a tribunal consisting of three or more such Commissioners constituted in accordance with section 16(7) of that Act.
(7) In paragraphs (4) and (5), “relevant date” means–
(a)the last day of the period of deferment; or
(b)where entitlement to a lump sum arises under paragraph 7A of Schedule 5 to the Act, the date of S's death.
(8) Any amount of retirement pension [F15or a shared additional pension] not included in the calculation of the lump sum in accordance with this regulation must be rounded to the nearest penny, taking any ½ p as nearest to the next whole penny above.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 3(1)(a)(i) inserted (6.7.2005) by Social Security (Shared Additional Pension) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1551), regs. 1(1)(a), 9(4)(a) (with reg. 10)
F2Reg. 3(1)(a)(iv) inserted (6.4.2011) by The Social Security (Deferral of Retirement Pensions) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/634), regs. 1, 3(2) (with reg. 3(6))
F3Reg. 3(1)(a)(v) inserted (19.11.2023) by The Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1218), arts. 1(2), 15
F4Reg. 3(1)(a)(vi) inserted (8.6.2024) by The Social Security (State Pension Age Claimants: Closure of Tax Credits) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/611), regs. 1(1), 7(2)
F5Reg. 3(1)(aa) inserted (6.4.2011) by The Social Security (Deferral of Retirement Pensions) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/634), regs. 1, 3(3) (with reg. 3(6))
F6Word in reg. 3(1)(aa)(iii) omitted (29.4.2013) by virtue of The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/630), regs. 1(2), 34(a)
F7Reg. 3(1)(aa)(v) and word inserted (29.4.2013) by The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/630), regs. 1(2), 34(a)
F8Words in reg. 3(1)(c) inserted (5.12.2005) by Social Security (Civil Partnership) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2878), regs. 1, 10(2)
F9Reg. 3(1A) inserted (6.7.2005) by Social Security (Shared Additional Pension) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1551), regs. 1(1)(a), 9(4)(b) (with reg. 10)
F10Words in reg. 3(2) inserted (6.4.2011) by The Social Security (Deferral of Retirement Pensions) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/634), regs. 1, 3(4) (with reg. 3(6))
F11Words in reg. 3(3) inserted (6.7.2005) by Social Security (Shared Additional Pension) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1551), regs. 1(1)(a), 9(4)(c)(i) (with reg. 10)
F12Words in reg. 3(3) inserted (6.7.2005) by Social Security (Shared Additional Pension) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1551), regs. 1(1)(a), 9(4)(c)(ii) (with reg. 10)
F13Words in reg. 3(4) inserted (6.4.2011) by The Social Security (Deferral of Retirement Pensions) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/634), regs. 1, 3(4) (with reg. 3(6))
F14Reg. 3(5A) substituted (29.4.2013) by The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/630), regs. 1(2), 34(b)
F15Words in reg. 3(8) inserted (6.7.2005) by Social Security (Shared Additional Pension) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1551), regs. 1(1)(a), 9(4)(d) (with reg. 10)
Marginal Citations
M1Sections 68 and 69 were repealed by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), section 65 and Schedule 13, Part IV but awards of severe disablement allowance made before 6th April 2001 continue to have effect.
M2S.I.1979/597; the relevant amending instrument is S.I.1980/1927.
M3Section 51A was inserted by the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26), Schedule 4, paragraph 21(6).
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