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Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, Cross Heading: Shared additional pension is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 25 December 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 55A-55C inserted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes, 1.12.2000 in so far as not already in force) by Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), s. 89(5)(a), Sch. 6 para. 3; S.I. 2000/1047, art. 2(2)(d), Sch. Pt. IV
(1)A person shall be entitled to a shared additional pension if he is—
(a)over pensionable age, and
(b)entitled to a state scheme pension credit.
(2)A person’s entitlement to a shared additional pension shall continue throughout his life.
(3)The weekly rate of a shared additional pension shall be the appropriate weekly amount, unless the pensioner’s entitlement to the state scheme pension credit arose before the final relevant year, in which case it shall be that amount multiplied by the relevant revaluation percentage.
(4)The appropriate weekly amount for the purposes of subsection (3) above is the weekly rate, expressed in terms of the valuation day, at which the cash equivalent, on that day, of the pensioner’s entitlement, or prospective entitlement, to the shared additional pension is equal to the state scheme pension credit.
(5)The relevant revaluation percentage for the purposes of that subsection is the percentage specified, in relation to earnings factors for the tax year in which the entitlement to the state scheme pension credit arose, by the last order under section 148 of the Administration Act to come into force before the end of the final relevant year.
[F2(6)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about the calculation and verification of cash equivalents for the purposes of this section.
(6A)The power conferred by subsection (6) above includes power to provide—
(a)for calculation or verification in such manner as may be approved by or on behalf of the Government Actuary, and
(b)for things done under the regulations to be required to be done in accordance with guidance from time to time prepared by a person prescribed by the regulations.]
(7)In this section—
“final relevant year” means the tax year immediately preceding that in which the pensioner attains pensionable age;
“state scheme pension credit” means a credit under section 49(1)(b) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (credit for the purposes of this Part of this Act);
“valuation day” means the day on which the pensioner becomes entitled to the state scheme pension credit.
Textual Amendments
F2S. 55A(6)(6A) substituted for s. 55A(6) (29.9.2000) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19), ss. 41(3), 86(1)(b)(2); S.I. 2000/2666, art. 2(1)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 55A sums amended (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(3), 6 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up Rating Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/574), arts. 1(2)(c), 4(5)(a) (for up rating orders applicable to earlier years, see S.I. 2001/207; S.I. 2002/668; S.I. 2003/526; S.I. 2004/552; S.I. 2005/522; S.I. 2006/645; S.I. 2007/688; S.I. 2008/632; S.I. 2009/497; S.I. 2010/793; S.I. 2011/821; S.I. 2012/780)
C2S. 55A: sums amended (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(2)(l)(3)(4), 6 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/516), arts. 1(2)(c), 4(5)(a)
(1)The weekly rate of a shared additional pension shall be reduced as follows in any case where—
(a)the pensioner has become subject to a state scheme pension debit, and
(b)the debit is to any extent referable to the pension.
(2)If the pensioner became subject to the debit in or after the final relevant year, the weekly rate of the pension shall be reduced by the appropriate weekly amount.
(3)If the pensioner became subject to the debit before the final relevant year, the weekly rate of the additional pension shall be reduced by the appropriate weekly amount multiplied by the relevant revaluation percentage.
(4)The appropriate weekly amount for the purposes of subsections (2) and (3) above is the weekly rate, expressed in terms of the valuation day, at which the cash equivalent, on that day, of the pension mentioned in subsection (5) below is equal to so much of the debit as is referable to the shared additional pension.
(5)The pension referred to above is a notional pension for the pensioner by virtue of section 55A above which becomes payable on the later of—
(a)his attaining pensionable age, and
(b)the valuation day.
(6)For the purposes of subsection (3) above, the relevant revaluation percentage is the percentage specified, in relation to earnings factors for the tax year in which the pensioner became subject to the debit, by the last order under section 148 of the Administration Act to come into force before the end of the final relevant year.
[F3(7)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about the calculation and verification of cash equivalents for the purposes of this section.
(7A)The power conferred by subsection (7) above includes power to provide—
(a)for calculation or verification in such manner as may be approved by or on behalf of the Government Actuary, and
(b)for things done under the regulations to be required to be done in accordance with guidance from time to time prepared by a person prescribed by the regulations.]
(8)In this section—
“final relevant year” means the tax year immediately preceding that in which the pensioner attains pensionable age;
“state scheme pension debit”, means a debit under section 49(1)(a) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (debit for the purposes of this Part of this Act);
“valuation day” means the day on which the pensioner became subject to the state scheme pension debit.]
Textual Amendments
F3S. 55B(7)(7A) substituted for s. 55B(7) (29.9.2000) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19), ss. 41(4), 86(1)(b)(2); S.I. 2000/2666, art. 2(1)
(1)Where a person’s entitlement to a shared additional pension is deferred, Schedule 5A to this Act has effect.
(2)In that Schedule—
paragraph 1 makes provision enabling an election to be made where the person’s entitlement is deferred
paragraphs 2 and 3 make provision about increasing pension where the person’s entitlement is deferred
paragraphs 4 and 5 make provision about lump sum payments where the person’s entitlement is deferred.
(3)For the purposes of this Act, a person’s entitlement to a shared additional pension is deferred—
(a)where he would be entitled to a Category A or Category B retirement pension but for the fact that his entitlement is deferred, if and so long as his entitlement to such a pension is deferred, and
(b)otherwise, if and so long as he does not become entitled to the shared additional pension by reason only of not satisfying the conditions of section 1 of the Administration Act (entitlement to benefit dependent on claim),
and, in relation to a shared additional pension, “period of deferment” shall be construed accordingly.]
Textual Amendments
F4S. 55C substituted (18.11.2004 for specified purposes, 6.4.2005 in so far as not already in force) by Pensions Act 2004 (c. 35), ss. 297(2), 322(3)(a)
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