PART IIIPAYMENTS
F1State pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 201422CA
1
This regulation applies in relation to payment of a state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014.
2
State pension is to be paid in arrears.
3
The Secretary of State may arrange to pay state pension at intervals of—
a
one week;
b
two weeks, if the beneficiary was in receipt of a working age benefit immediately before becoming entitled to the state pension which was paid fortnightly;
c
four weeks;
d
13 weeks, if the beneficiary agrees; or
e
such length not exceeding 12 months as the Secretary of State may choose, if—
i
the Secretary of State makes a direction specifying that length; and
ii
the amount of the state pension payable is less than £5.00 per week.
4
State pension is to be paid—
a
on the day in column (2) which corresponds to the series of numbers in column (1) which includes the last 2 digits of the person’s national insurance number; or
b
in any particular case or class of case, on any other day of the week that the Secretary of State may choose.
(1) Last 2 digits national insurance number | (2) Day to be paid state pension |
00 to 19 | Monday |
20 to 39 | Tuesday |
40 to 59 | Wednesday |
60 to 79 | Thursday |
80 to 99 | Friday |