# Pensions Act 2014, Section 21: “Old state pension”


(1) In this Part “old state pension” means a Category A retirement pension or a Category B retirement pension.
(2) A reference in this Part to the rate of an old state pension (however expressed) does not include—
(a) graduated retirement benefit under the National Insurance Act 1965, or
(b) any increase in the rate because of Schedule 5 to the Contributions and Benefits Act (deferral increases).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/19/section/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-act-2014/section-21
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