Regulation 4 Treatment as pension under Part 9 of ITEPA 2003
A top up payment that is prescribed by regulation 3 shall be treated—
(a)
as pension paid to the recipient under a registered pension scheme for the purposes of Part 9 of ITEPA 2003 (pension income), and
(b)
for those purposes, as pension accruing in the tax year in which it was paid.