# The State Pension Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, Regulation 32: Credits for persons approaching pensionable age


(1) Subject to paragraph (4), a man born before 6th October 1953 is to be credited with earnings equal to the lower earnings limit then in force in respect of a week to which paragraph (2) applies.
(2) This paragraph applies to a week which falls within—
(a) the year in which the man attains the age which is pensionable age in the case of a woman born on the same day; and
(b) a subsequent year prior to that in which he attains the age of 65.
(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply to a week which falls within a year during which the man is absent from Northern Ireland for more than 182 days.
(4) Paragraph (1) applies to a man who is a self-employed earner only if he—
(a) ...... would be treated as having actually paid, a Class 2 contribution but for the fact that his profits for the year are below the small profits threshold specified by section 11(4)(b) of the Contributions and Benefits Act; or
(b) is excepted from being treated as having actually paid a Class 2 contribution by virtue of regulation 43 of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 in respect of any week in a year to which this regulation applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/32 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-32
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