# Pensions Act 2014, Section 19: Prisoners


(1) Regulations may provide that a person is not to be paid a state pension under this Part for any period during which the person is a prisoner.
(2) “Prisoner” means a person (in Great Britain or elsewhere) who is—
(a) imprisoned or detained in legal custody, or
(b) unlawfully at large.
(3) In the case of a person remanded in custody for an offence, regulations under subsection (1) may be made so as to apply only if a sentence of a specified description is later imposed on the person for the offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/19/section/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-act-2014/section-19
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