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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-act-2014/schedule-4/paragraph-6",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2014/19",
  "legislation_title": "Pensions Act 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-act-2014",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The rate of the person's state pension under section 7 is to be increased under this paragraph if the amount of any state pension that has priority is equal to or higher than the full rate of the state pension.\n(2) If at any time an order under section 151A of the Administration Act comes into force, the rate of the person's state pension under section 7 is increased (at that time) by the percentage specified in the order.",
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      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 6 sums amended (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(4), 7 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/260), arts. 1(2)(c), 6(4)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 6 sums amended (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(3)(4), 7 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/281), arts. 1(2)(c), 6(4)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 6 sums amended (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(4)(5), 7 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/480), arts. 1(3)(c), 6(4)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 6 sums amended (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(4)(5), 7 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/234), arts. 1(3)(c), 6(4)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 6: sums modified (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(4)(5), 7 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/162), arts. 1(3)(c), 6(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 6: sums modified (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(4)(5), 7 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/292), arts. 1(3)(c), 6(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 6: sums amended (coming into force in accordance with arts. 1(4)(5), 7 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/316), arts. 1(3)(c), 6(3)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C8",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 6: sums amended (coming into force in accordance with arts. 1(4)(5), 7 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(c), 6(3)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C9",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 6: sums amended (coming into force in accordance with arts. 1(4)(5), 7 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/295), arts. 1(3)(c), 6(3)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C10",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 6: sums amended (coming into force in accordance with arts. 1(4)(5), 7 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/148), arts. 1(3)(c), 6(3)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 6 in force at 6.4.2016, see s. 56(1)(4)"
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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