http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/contentsThe State Pension Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseSOCIAL SECURITY2024-05-29Expert Participation2024-04-08 The Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (“the Act”), creates a new state pension for people reaching pensionable age on or after 6th April 2016 (see Part 1 of the Act). It replaces the existing state pension. These Regulations set out some of the detailed rules relating to the new state pension. The State Pension Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015reg. 1AThe Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (revoked)art. 6(1)art. 1 The State Pension Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015PART 1General1Citation, commencement and interpretationPART1AFull rate of State Pension1AFull rate of state pensionPART 2Prisoners2Prisoners who are not to be paid state pension3Paying state pension to persons who are remanded in custodyPART 3Deferral of State Pension4When a choice of lump sum or survivor's pension may be made5How a choice of lump sum or survivor's pension may be made6Changing a choice of lump sum or survivor's pension7How entitlement to a state pension may be suspended8Date from which a suspension of a state pension begins9Cancelling a suspension of a state pension10Percentage for the weekly rate of increases resulting from deferral of state pension11Days which are not included in determining the period of deferral12Part weeks treated as whole weeks in determining the amount of entitlement during deferral12AModification of the amount of an increment for other cases during deferralPART 4Minimum Qualifying Period13Minimum number of qualifying yearsPART 5Sharing of state pension rights14Amendment of the Sharing of State Scheme Rights (Provision of Information and Valuation) RegulationsPART 6Graduated Retirement Benefit15Survivor’s state pension based on inheritance of graduated retirement benefit16Survivor’s state pension under regulation 15: inherited amount17Survivor’s state pension under regulation 15: up-rating18Choice of lump sum or state pension based on inheritance of deferred graduated retirement benefit19Survivor’s lump sum based on inheritance of deferred graduated retirement benefit20Survivor’s state pension based on inheritance of deferred graduated retirement benefitPART 7Overseas Residents21Entitlement to state pension for overseas residents22Modification of the amount of an increment for an overseas resident23Modification of the amount of an increment where regulations 12A and 22 both applyPART8National Insurance CreditsCHAPTER 1General24Interpretation25General provisions relating to the crediting of earnings or contributionsCHAPTER 2Crediting earnings or contributions in respect of a pre-commencement qualifying year26Credits under the 1975 Regulations27Credits for parents and carers28Credits for spouses and civil partners of members of Her Majesty’s forcesCHAPTER 3Crediting earnings or contributions in respect of a qualifying year or a post-commencement qualifying year29Credits under the 1975 Regulations30Credits for persons in receipt of working tax credit31Credits for persons entitled to universal credit32Credits for persons approaching pensionable age33Credits for spouses and civil partners of members of Her Majesty’s forces34Credits in respect of an award of child benefit35Credits for persons providing care for a child under the age of 1236Credits for being a foster parent37Credits for persons engaged in caring38Credits for an additional period in respect of entitlement to carer’s allowance and relevant benefits39Time limit for making an application for a credit under regulation 34(1)(b), 35, 36 or 372015 No. 315Social SecurityThe State Pension Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015Made16th July 2015Coming into operation6th April 2016The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 55A(6) and 171(4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 , Articles 21(1)(a), (b)(ii) and (c)(i) and (2), and 46(4) and (4A) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 and now vested in it , and sections 2(3), 4(2), 8(3), (7) and (8), 16(1) and (6), 17(4) and (5), 18(1), 19(1) and (3), and 51(6) of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 and paragraph 4 of Schedule 10 to, the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 .1992 c. 7; section 55A was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)) and amended by section 37(3) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c .4 (N.I.)) and is amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 11 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c .5 (N.I.))S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11); Articles 21(1) and 45(1) were amended respectively by paragraphs 108 and 112 of Schedule 29 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33) and Article 46 was substituted by section 37(1) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and is amended by paragraph 11 of Schedule 11 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 4812015 (c. 5 (N.I.))
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<ContentsPart ContentRef="part-6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/part/6" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/part/6" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>PART 6</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Graduated Retirement Benefit</ContentsTitle>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-15" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/15" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/15" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>15</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Survivor’s state pension based on inheritance of graduated retirement benefit</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/16" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/16" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>16</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Survivor’s state pension under regulation 15: inherited amount</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-17" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/17" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/17" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>17</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Survivor’s state pension under regulation 15: up-rating</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/18" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/18" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>18</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Choice of lump sum or state pension based on inheritance of deferred graduated retirement benefit</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/19" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/19" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>19</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Survivor’s lump sum based on inheritance of deferred graduated retirement benefit</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-20" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/20" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/20" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>20</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Survivor’s state pension based on inheritance of deferred graduated retirement benefit</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
</ContentsPart>
<ContentsPart ContentRef="part-7" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/part/7" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/part/7" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>PART 7</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Overseas Residents</ContentsTitle>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/21" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/21" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>21</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Entitlement to state pension for overseas residents</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-22" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/22" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/22" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>22</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Modification of the amount of an increment for an overseas resident</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-23" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/23" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/23" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>23</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Modification of the amount of an increment where regulations 12A and 22 both apply</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
</ContentsPart>
<ContentsPart ContentRef="part-8" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/part/8" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/part/8" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>PART8</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>National Insurance Credits</ContentsTitle>
<ContentsChapter ContentRef="part-8-chapter-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/part/8/chapter/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/part/8/chapter/1" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>CHAPTER 1</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>General</ContentsTitle>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-24" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/24" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/24" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>24</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Interpretation</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-25" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/25" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/25" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>25</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>General provisions relating to the crediting of earnings or contributions</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
</ContentsChapter>
<ContentsChapter ContentRef="part-8-chapter-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/part/8/chapter/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/part/8/chapter/2" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>CHAPTER 2</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Crediting earnings or contributions in respect of a pre-commencement qualifying year</ContentsTitle>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-26" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/26" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/26" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>26</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>
Credits under the
<Abbreviation Expansion="Social Security (Credits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975 (S.R. 1975/113)">1975 Regulations</Abbreviation>
</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-27" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/27" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/27" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>27</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Credits for parents and carers</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-28" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/28" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/28" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>28</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Credits for spouses and civil partners of members of Her Majesty’s forces</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
</ContentsChapter>
<ContentsChapter ContentRef="part-8-chapter-3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/part/8/chapter/3" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/part/8/chapter/3" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>CHAPTER 3</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Crediting earnings or contributions in respect of a qualifying year or a post-commencement qualifying year</ContentsTitle>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-29" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/29" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/29" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>29</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Credits under the 1975 Regulations</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-30" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/30" RestrictStartDate="2024-04-06" RestrictExtent="N.I." DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/30">
<ContentsNumber>30</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Credits for persons in receipt of working tax credit</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-31" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/31" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/31" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>31</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Credits for persons entitled to universal credit</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-32" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/32" RestrictStartDate="2024-04-06" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/32" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>32</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Credits for persons approaching pensionable age</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-33" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/33" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/33" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>33</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Credits for spouses and civil partners of members of Her Majesty’s forces</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-34" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/34" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/34" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>34</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Credits in respect of an award of child benefit</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-35" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/35" RestrictExtent="N.I." DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/35">
<ContentsNumber>35</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Credits for persons providing care for a child under the age of 12</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-36" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/36" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/36" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>36</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Credits for being a foster parent</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-37" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/37" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/37" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>37</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Credits for persons engaged in caring</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-38" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/38" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/38" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>38</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Credits for an additional period in respect of entitlement to carer’s allowance and relevant benefits</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
<ContentsItem ContentRef="regulation-39" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/regulation/39" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/39" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<ContentsNumber>39</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Time limit for making an application for a credit under regulation 34(1)(b), 35, 36 or 37</ContentsTitle>
</ContentsItem>
</ContentsChapter>
</ContentsPart>
</Contents>
<Secondary>
<SecondaryPrelims DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/introduction" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/315/introduction" RestrictStartDate="2016-04-06">
<Number>2015 No. 315</Number>
<SubjectInformation>
<Subject>
<Title>Social Security</Title>
</Subject>
</SubjectInformation>
<Title>The State Pension Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015</Title>
<MadeDate>
<Text>Made</Text>
<DateText>16th July 2015</DateText>
</MadeDate>
<ComingIntoForce>
<Text>Coming into operation</Text>
<DateText>6th April 2016</DateText>
</ComingIntoForce>
<SecondaryPreamble>
<EnactingText>
<Para>
<Text>
The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 55A(6) and 171(4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992
<CommentaryRef Ref="c22624851"/>
, Articles 21(1)(a), (b)(ii) and (c)(i) and (2), and 46(4) and (4A) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999
<CommentaryRef Ref="c22624861"/>
and now vested in it
<CommentaryRef Ref="c22624871"/>
, and sections 2(3), 4(2), 8(3), (7) and (8), 16(1) and (6), 17(4) and (5), 18(1), 19(1) and (3), and 51(6) of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 and paragraph 4 of Schedule 10 to, the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015
<CommentaryRef Ref="c22624881"/>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</EnactingText>
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</SecondaryPrelims>
</Secondary>
<Commentaries>
<Commentary id="c22624851" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/7" id="c00001" Year="1992" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="7">1992 c. 7</Citation>
; section 55A was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to the
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1999/3147" id="c00003" Class="NorthernIrelandOrderInCouncil" Year="1999" Number="3147" Title="Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999">Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11))</Citation>
and amended by section 37(3) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c .4 (N.I.)) and is amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 11 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c .5 (N.I.))
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c22624861" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1999/3147" id="c00004" Class="NorthernIrelandOrderInCouncil" Year="1999" Number="3147">S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)</Citation>
; Articles 21(1) and 45(1) were amended respectively by paragraphs 108 and 112 of Schedule 29 to the
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/33" id="c00006" Year="2004" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="33" Title="Civil Partnership Act 2004">Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33)</Citation>
and Article 46 was substituted by section 37(1) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and is amended by paragraph 11 of Schedule 11 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c22624871" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Emphasis>See</Emphasis>
Article 8(b) of S.R.
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukcm/1999/481" id="c00007" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="1999" Number="481">1999 No. 481</Citation>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c22624881" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/5" id="c00008" Class="NorthernIrelandAct" Year="2015" Number="5">2015 (c. 5 (N.I.))</Citation>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
</Commentaries>
</Legislation>