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The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order 2020

S.I. 2020/1332 · Made 20 November 2020

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Pensions

Made 20th November 2020

Laid before Parliament 24th November 2020

Coming into force 1st January 2021

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1993 c. 48; paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 was amended by paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 2 to the Pensions Act 2008 (c. 30).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2The higher and lower revaluation percentages for each revaluation period
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order 2020 and comes into force on 1st January 2021.

2The higher and lower revaluation percentages for each revaluation period

For the purposes of paragraph 1 (the final salary method) of Schedule 3 (methods of revaluing accrued pension benefits) to the Pension Schemes Act 1993f1, for each revaluation period specified in an entry in column 1 of the table below—

(a)

the higher revaluation percentage is the percentage specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table; and

(b)

the lower revaluation percentage, if any, is the percentage specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that table.

Column 1

Revaluation period

Column 2

Higher revaluation percentage

Column 3

Lower revaluation percentage

1st January 1986 - 31st December 2020183.1%-
1st January 1987 - 31st December 2020174.6%-
1st January 1988 - 31st December 2020163.5%-
1st January 1989 - 31st December 2020149.3%-
1st January 1990 - 31st December 2020131.7%-
1st January 1991 - 31st December 2020108.9%-
1st January 1992 - 31st December 2020100.7%-
1st January 1993 - 31st December 202093.7%-
1st January 1994 - 31st December 202090.3%-
1st January 1995 - 31st December 202086.2%-
1st January 1996 - 31st December 202079.2%-
1st January 1997 - 31st December 202075.5%-
1st January 1998 - 31st December 202069.4%-
1st January 1999 - 31st December 202064.2%-
1st January 2000 - 31st December 202062.4%-
1st January 2001 - 31st December 202057.2%-
1st January 2002 - 31st December 202054.6%-
1st January 2003 - 31st December 202052.0%-
1st January 2004 - 31st December 202047.9%-
1st January 2005 - 31st December 202043.4%-
1st January 2006 - 31st December 202039.6%-
1st January 2007 - 31st December 202034.8%-
1st January 2008 - 31st December 202029.7%-
1st January 2009 - 31st December 202023.6%23.6%
1st January 2010 - 31st December 202025.3%25.3%
1st January 2011 - 31st December 202021.5%21.5%
1st January 2012 - 31st December 202015.5%15.5%
1st January 2013 - 31st December 202013.0%13.0%
1st January 2014 - 31st December 202010.1%10.1%
1st January 2015 - 31st December 20208.8%8.8%
1st January 2016 - 31st December 20208.9%8.9%
1st January 2017 - 31st December 20207.8%7.8%
1st January 2018 - 31st December 20204.7%4.7%
1st January 2019 - 31st December 20202.2%2.2%
1st January 2020 – 31st December 20200.5%0.5%

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Guy Opperman

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Work and Pensions

20th November 2020

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 84 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48) requires pensions and other benefits under occupational pension schemes to be revalued by the final salary method (which is dealt with in Schedule 3 to that Act). For the purposes of that revaluation, and as required by paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to that Act, this Order specifies the necessary revaluation percentages for the purpose of the revaluation on, or after, 1st January 2021 of benefits under occupational pension schemes. It is not necessary to specify a lower revaluation percentage for revaluation periods which start before 1st January 2009.

This Order amends an existing regulatory regime by a pre-determined formula, and the administrative impact of its implementation is negligible. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this Order as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.