Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

Type Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Publication 2015-06-23
Last updated 2025-04-07
State In force
Jurisdiction Northern Ireland
Department Statute Law Database
articles Not indexed
Reform history JSON API

[^key-85c2c0653731a8dd60c991a39a172316]: Sch. 4 para. 5(3): sums modified (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(2)(3), 7 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/73), arts. 1(1)(c), 6(4)(c)

[^key-ba51606991f20063ca76a070f3d97f49]: Sch. 9 para. 5(3): sums modified (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(2)(3), 7 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/73), arts. 1(1)(c), 6(4)(d)

[^key-c97d4e8cdfce3d350e4768f2d132540b]: S. 17: sums modified (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(2)(3), 7 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/73), arts. 1(1)(c), 6(3)

[^key-7bdcd9ca71093066ff1be93902bc61b0]: S. 9: sums modified (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(2)(3), 7 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/73), arts. 1(1)(c), 6(4)(a)

[^key-27ab2098f9aac2e6e4952c9f48a5f4cc]: Sch. 4 para. 6: sums modified (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(2)(3), 7 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/73), arts. 1(1)(c), 6(4)(c)

[^key-02ae6004fe3c6cc78c7379bd7d923dc5]: Sch. 9 para. 6: sums modified (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(2)(3), 7 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/73), arts. 1(1)(c), 6(4)(d)

[^key-0992ba6a71dbf42849db37c5d751a9d0]: Sch. 2 para. 4(3): sums modified (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(2)(3), 7 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/64), arts. 1(1)(c), 6(4)(b)

[^key-4346217b11f58d9ca063c5e098021a53]: Sch. 4 para. 5(3): sums modified (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(2)(3), 7 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/64), arts. 1(1)(c), 6(4)(c)

[^key-dfdf9fb6f684a21a71a44790dbab3603]: Sch. 9 para. 5(3): sums modified (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(2)(3), 7 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/64), arts. 1(1)(c), 6(4)(d)

[^key-938c09453aa08030af2bfb7087692ea7]: S. 17: sums modified (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(2)(3), 7 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/64), arts. 1(1)(c), 6(3)

[^key-961766c395bf413df4fb1ea132000c9e]: S. 9: sums modified (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(2)(3), 7 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/64), arts. 1(1)(c), 6(4)(a)

[^key-83e74a7b8ef60c84da5b87bf8fe30db1]: Sch. 4 para. 6: sums modified (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(2)(3), 7 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/64), arts. 1(1)(c), 6(4)(c)

[^key-2b91a0437010401a36674ac8c455192f]: Sch. 9 para. 6: sums modified (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(2)(3), 7 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/64), arts. 1(1)(c), 6(4)(d)

Survivor's pension based on inheritance of additional old state pension

Section 17 supplementary: calculating weeks, overseas residents, etc.

Prisoners

Option to boost old retirement pensions

Increase in pensionable age to 67

State pension credit: phasing out assessed income periods

Preserving indefinite status of certain existing assessed income periods

Power to prohibit offer of incentives to transfer pension rights

Automatic re-enrolment: exceptions where automatic enrolment deferred

Automatic enrolment: powers to create general exceptions

Alternative quality requirements for UK defined benefits scheme

Automatic enrolment: transitional period for hybrid schemes

Penalty notices under sections 40 and 41 of the Pensions (No. 2) Act etc.

Unpaid scheme contributions

Power to make consequential amendments etc.

Prohibition and suspension orders: directors of corporate trustees

Pensions Regulator's objectives

Power to make consequential amendments etc.

Automatic enrolment: powers to create general exceptions

Automatic enrolment: powers to create general exceptions

Alternative quality requirements for UK defined benefits scheme

Penalty notices under sections 40 and 41 of the Pensions (No. 2) Act etc.

Unpaid scheme contributions

Prohibition and suspension orders: directors of corporate trustees

Maximum period between scheme returns to be 5 years for micro schemes

Regulations and orders

Entitlement to state pension at full or reduced rate

Entitlement to state pension at transitional rate

Choice of lump sum or survivor's pension under section 9 in certain cases

State pension credit: phasing out assessed income periods

Preserving indefinite status of certain existing assessed income periods

Automatic enrolment: transitional period for hybrid schemes

Disclosure of information about transaction costs to members etc.

Prohibition and suspension orders: directors of corporate trustees

Power to make consequential amendments etc.

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