# The State Pension Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, Regulation 13: Minimum number of qualifying years


(1) For the purposes of section 2(3) of the Act (entitlement to state pension at full or reduced rate), the minimum number of qualifying years for a state pension payable at the reduced rate is ten.
(2) For the purposes of section 4(2) of the Act (entitlement to a state pension at transitional rate), the minimum number of qualifying years for a state pension payable at the transitional rate is ten.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-13
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