2024 No. 77
Pensions
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
Made 26th March 2024
Coming into operation 8th April 2024

In accordance with section 132 of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 the Department for Communities has given a direction that the sums which are the additional pensions in long-term benefits are to be increased by a specified percentage.
1992 c. 8
SeeS.R. 1999 No. 481 Art. 8(b) and Schedule 6 Part II. The Department for Social Development was renamed the Department for Communities by section 1 of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (2016 c. 5 (N.I.)).
Contained in S.R. 2024 No. 73. This direction corresponds to the direction given by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions under section 150 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5)
The Department of Finance now makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 69(1), (2), (5) and (5ZA) of the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 and now vested in it.
S.I. 1975/1503 (N.I. 15); Art. 69 was amended by S.I. 1979/396 (N.I. 5) Arts. 10(2),16 and Sch.3, S.I. 1985/1209 (N.I. 16) Art. 25(2) and Sch. 6, S.I. 1986/1888 (N.I. 18) Arts. 11(8), 19(1)(b), 83(1) and Sch. 9, para.58, S.I. 1990/1509 (N.I. 13) Arts. 3(7) and 7, by section 4 and paragraph 14(19) of Schedule 2 to the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (1992 c. 9) and by section 184 of and paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 7 to the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (1993 c. 49). Article 69 is modified by Article 69A of the same Act, which was inserted by Article 10(3) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/396 (N.I. 5)) and amended by S.I. 1986/1888 (N.I. 18) Art. 11(9) and by section 184 of and paragraph 15(2) of Schedule 7 to the Pensions Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993. Art. 69(5ZA) is amended by the Pensions (No.2) Act (NI) 2008 (c.13), section 110 and sch. 10 part 5, Arts 69(5ZB) and (5ZC) are added by 2008 c. 13 section 110.
By S.R. 1976 No. 281 Art. 3 and Sch. 1, S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6) Art 3 and 4, and 2016 c. 5 (N.I.).