C2Part IV Increases for dependants

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Miscellaneous

C189 Earnings to include occupational and personal pensions F8etc. for purposes of provisions relating to increases of benefits in respect of F3... adult dependants.

1

Except as may be prescribed, in F2... F1sections 82 F9to 85 above, and in regulations under section 86A above, any reference to earnings includes a reference to payments by way of occupational or personal pension.

F41A

Except as may be prescribed, in sections 82 F9to 85 above, and in regulations under section 86A above, any reference to earnings includes a reference to payments by way of PPF periodic payments.

2

For the purposes of the provisions mentioned in F5subsections (1) and (1A) above, the Department may by regulations provide, in relation to cases where payments by way of occupational or personal pension F6or PPF periodic payments are made otherwise than weekly, that any necessary apportionment of the payments shall be made in such manner and on such basis as may be prescribed.

F73

In this section “PPF periodic payments” means—

a

any periodic compensation payments made in relation to a person, payable under the pension compensation provisions as specified in Article 146(2) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 or section 162(2) of the Pensions Act 2004 (the pension compensation provisions); or

b

any periodic payments made in relation to a person, payable under Article 150 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 or section 166 of the Pensions Act 2004 (duty to pay scheme benefits unpaid at assessment date etc.),

other than payments made to a surviving dependant of a person entitled to such compensation.