The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme (Member Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

Amendment of regulation 30

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3.—(1) Regulation 30 (Members’ contributions: employees)(1) is amended as provided by paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In paragraph (3)—

(a)for “each scheme year from 2015/16” substitute “the scheme year 2022/23”;

(b)for the table in paragraph (3), substitute—

Table Scheme Year 2022/23

Column 1

Pensionable earnings band

Column 2

Contribution percentage rate

Up to £13,2315.1%
£13,232 to £15,4315.7%
£15,432 to £21,4786.1%
£21,479 to £22,5486.8%
£22,549 to £26,8237.7%
£26,824 to £27,7798.8%
£27,780 to £42,1209.8%
£42,121 to £47,84510.0%
£47,846 to £54,76311.6%
£54,764 to £70,63012.5%
£70,631 and above13.5%

(3) After paragraph (3), insert—

(3A) Where paragraph 2A or 3 of Schedule 9 applies, M’s contribution rate for the scheme year 2022/23 is the percentage specified in column 2 of the following table in respect of the corresponding pensionable earnings band specified in column 1 into which M’s pensionable earnings fall.

Table Scheme Year 2022/23

Column 1

Pensionable earnings band

Column 2

Contribution percentage rate

Up to £13,2315.1%
£13,232 to £15,4315.7%
£15,432 to £21,4786.1%
£21,479 to £22,5486.8%
£22,549 to £26,8237.7%
£26,824 to £27,7798.8%
£27,780 to £42,1209.8%
£42,121 to £47,84510.0%
£47,846 to £54,76311.6%
£54,764 to £70,63012.5%
£70,631 and above13.5%

(4) In paragraph (4), for “Table” substitute “tables”.

(1)

Regulation 30 as amended by S.R. 2019 No.62, regulation 14+