# Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 S.R. 2008/123 · made 14 March 2008 This Order provides for increases in the rates of public service pensions. Made under: Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992; Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 (Article 69) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-increase-review-order-northern-ireland-2008/pdf/nisr_20080123_en.pdf ## Introductory text PENSIONS Made 14th March 2008 Coming into operation 7th April 2008 By virtue of section 132 of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 the Department for Social Development has given a direction that the sums which are the additional pensions in long-term benefits are to be increased by a specified percentage. The Department of Finance and Personnel now makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 69(1), (2), (5) and (5ZA) of the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 and now vested in it. ## 1 Citation and commencement (1) This Order may be cited as the Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 7th April 2008. (2) This Order and the existing Orders may be cited together as the Pensions Increase (Review) Orders (Northern Ireland) 1972 to 2008. ## 2 Interpretation (1) In this Order— “the Act of 1971” means the Pensions (Increase) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971; “basic rate” and “derivative pension” have the meanings given by section 15(1) of the Act of 1971; “existing Orders” means the Orders referred to in the Schedule; “official pension” has the meaning given by section 5(1) of the Act of 1971; “the Order of 1975” means the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975; “pension authority” has the meaning given by section 7(1) of the Act of 1971; “qualifying condition” means one of the conditions laid down in section 3 of the Act of 1971; “relevant injury pension”, “substituted pension” and “widow’s pension” have the meanings given by section 15(1) of the Act of 1971. (2) For the purpose of this Order the time when a pension “begins” is that stated in section 8(2) of the Act of 1971, and the “beginning date” shall be construed accordingly. (3) Where, for the purposes of this Order, it is necessary to calculate the number of complete months in any period an incomplete month shall be treated as a complete month if it consists of at least 16 days. ## 3 Increases in certain pensions (1) The pension authority may, if any of the conditions in paragraph (2) are fulfilled, increase the annual rate of an official pension in respect of any period on or after 7th April 2008 as follows— (a) a pension beginning before 9th April 2007 may be increased by 3.9 per cent of the basic rate (as increased by the amount of any increase under section 1 of the Act of 1971 or the existing Orders); (b) a pension beginning on or after 9th April 2007 and before 7th April 2008 may be increased by 3.9 per cent multiplied by— AB where (i) A is the number of complete months in the period between the beginning date of the pension and 7th April 2008; and (ii) B is 12. (2) Those conditions are— (a) a qualifying condition is satisfied; (b) the official pension is— (i) a derivative pension; (ii) a substituted pension; or (iii) a relevant injury pension. ## 4 Increase in certain lump sums (1) This article applies to any lump sum or instalment of a lump sum which became payable on or after 9th April 2007 but before 7th April 2008. (2) The pension authority may increase a lump sum or instalment of a lump sum to which this article applies by 3.9 per cent of the amount of the lump sum or instalment (as increased by the amount of any increase under section 1 of the Act of 1971 or under the existing Orders) multiplied by— AB where a A is the number of complete months in the period between the beginning date for the lump sum or, if later, 9th April 2007 and the date on which it became payable; and b B is 12. ## 5 Reduction in respect of guaranteed minimum pensions Where— (a) a person is entitled to a guaranteed minimum pension on 7th April 2008; and (b) entitlement to that guaranteed minimum arises from an employment from which (either directly or by virtue of the payment of a transfer credit) entitlement to the official pension also arises, the amount by reference to which any increase in the rate of an official pension provided for by this Order is to be calculated shall be reduced by an amount equal to the rate of the guaranteed minimum pension unless the Department of Finance and Personnel in accordance with the provisions of Article 69A of the Order of 1975, otherwise directs. ## 6 Reduction in respect of guaranteed minimum pensions The amount by reference to which any increase in the rate of a widow’s or widower’s pension provided for by this Order is to be calculated shall, where the pensioner becomes entitled on the death of the deceased spouse to a guaranteed minimum pension, be reduced in accordance with Article 69(5ZA) of the Order of 1975. ## Signature Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 14th March 2008. L.S. Grace Nesbitt A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel ## Existing Orders The Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1972. The Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1973. The Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1974. The Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1975. The Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1976. The Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1977. The Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1978. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1980. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1981. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1982. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1983. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1984. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1985. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1986. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1987. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1989. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1990. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1991. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1992. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1994. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006. The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007. ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order.) This Order provides for increases in the rates of public service pensions. The increase to be made in the rates of such pensions is the percentage (or in some circumstances a fraction of the percentage) by which the Department for Social Development has increased the sums which are the additional pensions in long-term benefits, namely the additional pension entitlements accruing to employees in respect of their earnings after 5th April 1978. For pensions which began before 9th April 2007 the increase is 3.9%. For pensions which began on or after 9th April 2007 the increases are as follows:— Pensions Beginning Percentage Increase Pensions Beginning Percentage Increase 9th April 2007 to 22nd April 2007 3.90% 23rd November 2007 to 22nd December 2007 1.30% 23rd April 2007 to 22nd May 2007 3.58% 23rd December 2007 to 22nd January 2008 0.98% 23rd May 2007 to 22nd June 2007 3.25% 23rd January 2008 to 22nd February 2008 0.65% 23rd June 2007 to 22nd July 2007 2.93% 23rd February 2008 to 22nd March 2008 0.33% 23rd July 2007 to 22nd August 2007 2.60% 23rd March 2008 onwards Nil 23rd August 2007 to 22nd September 2007 2.28% 23th September 2007 to 22nd October 2007 1.95% 23rd October 2007 to 22nd November 2007 1.63% The Order provides for increases on certain deferred lump sums which became payable on or after 9th April 2007 and before 7th April 2008. The Order also makes provision for the amount by reference to which any increase in the rate of an official pension is to be calculated to be reduced by an amount equal to the rate of the guaranteed minimum pension entitlement deriving from the employment which gives rise to the official pension. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/123 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-increase-review-order-northern-ireland-2008 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.