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(1)A person is entitled to a state pension under this section if—
(a)the person has reached pensionable age, and
(b)the person is entitled to a state scheme pension credit.
(2)A state pension under this section is payable at the appropriate weekly rate set out in Schedule 8.
(3)The rate of the state pension for a person under this section is to be increased from time to time in accordance with the applicable paragraph of Schedule 9.
(4)A person may be entitled to more than one state pension under this section.
(5)There are provisions elsewhere that affect a person’s entitlement to a state pension under this section or the rate at which it is payable.
(6)In this Part—
“state scheme pension credit” means—
a new state scheme pension credit, or
an old state scheme pension credit;
“new state scheme pension credit” means a credit under section 49A(2)(b) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999;
“old state scheme pension credit” means a credit under section 49(1)(b) of that Act.
(1)The rate of a person’s state pension under section 4 is reduced under this section if the person is subject to a state scheme pension debit.
(2)The amount by which the rate is reduced is the amount of the appropriate weekly reduction set out in Schedule 10.
(3)A person’s state pension may be reduced more than once under this section.
(4)In this Part—
“state scheme pension debit” means—
a new state scheme pension debit, or
an old state scheme pension debit;
“new state scheme pension debit” means a debit under section 49A(2)(a) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999;
“old state scheme pension debit” means a debit under section 49(1)(a) of that Act.
Schedule 11 contains amendments to do with pension sharing.
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