{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-and-benefits-northern-ireland-act-1992/section-55AA",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-and-benefits-northern-ireland-act-1992/section-55AA.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1992/7",
  "legislation_title": "Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-and-benefits-northern-ireland-act-1992",
  "path": "section/55AA",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "55AA",
  "heading": "Shared additional pension because of a new state scheme pension credit",
  "text": "(1) A person is entitled to a shared additional pension under this section if—\n(a) the person attained pensionable age before 6 April 2016, and\n(b) the person is entitled to a new state scheme pension credit.\n(2) A person's entitlement to a shared additional pension under this section continues throughout his or her life.\n(3) The weekly rate of a shared additional pension under this section is equal to the amount of the new state scheme pension credit.\n(4) In this section “new state scheme pension credit” means a credit under Article 46A(2)(b) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 55AA inserted (6.4.2016) by Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5), s. 53(3), Sch. 11 para. 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 55AA: sums amended (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(3)(a), 7 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/59), arts. 1(1)(c), 4(5)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/7/section/55AA",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:36:23.179265+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}