# The Pensions Increase (Review) Order 2002, Article 3: Pension increases


The annual rate of an official pension may, if a qualifying condition is satisfied or the pension is a derivative or substituted pension or a relevant injury pension, be increased by the pension authority in respect of any period on or after 8th April 2002 as follows—
(1) a pension beginning before 9th April 2001 may be increased by 1.7 per cent of the basic rate as increased by the amount of any increase under section 1 of the 1971 Act or the existing Orders;
(2) a pension beginning on or after 9th April 2001 and before 8th April 2002 may be increased by 1.7 per cent multiplied by
AB where
a A is the number of complete months in the period between the beginning date of the pension and 8th April 2002, and
b B is 12.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/699/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-increase-review-order-2002/article-3
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