The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 No. 33

PART 4 N.I. Amendments to the Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Amendment of regulation 30 N.I.

20.—(1) Regulation 30 (Members’ contributions: employees)(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (3)—

(a) after “the scheme year 2022/23” insert “(from 1 November 2022) and scheme year 2023/24 and each subsequent scheme year;

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

“Table Scheme Year 2022/23 (from 1 November 2022) and Scheme Year 2023/24 and each subsequent scheme year.

Column 1 Pensionable earnings band	Column 2 Contribution percentage rate
Up to £13,246	5.1%
£13,247 to £16,831	5.7%
£16,832 to £22,878	6.1%
£22,879 to £23,948	6.8%
£23,949 to £28,223	7.7%
£28,224 to £29,179	8.8%
£29,180 to £43,805	9.8%
£43,806 to £49,245	10.0%
£49,246 to £56,163	11.6%
£56,164 to £72,030	12.5%
£72,031 and above	13.5%”

(3) In paragraph (3A)—

(a) after “the scheme year 2022/23” insert “(from 1 November 2022) and scheme year 2023/24 and each subsequent scheme year”;

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

“Table Scheme Year 2022/23 (from 1 November 2022) and Scheme Year 2023/24 and each subsequent scheme year

Column 1 Pensionable earnings band	Column 2 Contribution percentage rate
Up to £13,246	5.1%
£13,247 to £16,831	5.7%
£16,832 to £22,878	6.1%
£22,879 to £23,948	6.8%
£23,949 to £28,223	7.7%
£28,224 to £29,179	8.8%
£29,180 to £43,805	9.8%
£43,806 to £49,245	10.0%
£49,246 to £56,163	11.6%
£56,164 to £72,030	12.5%
£72,031 and above	13.5%”

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 20 in operation at 1.4.2023 with effect in accordance with reg. 1(5), see reg. 1(2)

(1)

Regulation 30 as amended by S.R. 2019 No.62, regulation 14 and S.R 2022 No.244.