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The State Pension Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Type Ni-Statutory-Rule
Publication 2015-07-16
Last updated 2026-04-06
State In force
Jurisdiction Northern Ireland
Department Government Printer for Northern Ireland
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  • (a) a declaration by the applicant that the applicant cares for a person or persons for 20 or more hours in a week;
  • (b) the name and, where known, the national insurance number of each person cared for;
  • (c) where applicable, which relevant benefit each person cared for is entitled to; and
  • (d) where requested by the Department, a declaration signed by an appropriate person as to the level of care which is required for each person cared for.
  • (7) For the purposes of paragraph (6)(d), an appropriate person is a person who is—
  • (a) involved in the health care or social care of the person cared for; and
  • (b) considered by the Department as appropriate to make a declaration as to the level of care required.
  • (8) This paragraph applies in the case of a woman in respect of a week in any part of which an election made by her under regulations under section 19(4) of the Contributions and Benefits Act (general power to regulate liability for contributions) is in force.

Credits for an additional period in respect of entitlement to carer’s allowance or carer’s support payment and relevant benefits

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  • (1) A person is to be credited with a Class 3 contribution for a period of 12 weeks—
  • (a) prior to the date on which that person becomes entitled to carer’s allowance by virtue of section 70(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act (carer’s allowance) or the carer support payment component of carer support given in accordance with the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 ;
  • (b) subject to paragraph (2), following the end of the week in which that person ceases to be entitled to carer’s allowance by virtue of that subsection; or the carer support payment component of carer support by virtue of those Regulations
  • (c) following the end of a week in which regulation 37(2)(a) ceases to be satisfied.
  • (2) A person is not entitled to be credited with a Class 3 contribution under paragraph (1)(b) in a week in respect of which that person is entitled under regulation 7A (credits for carers allowance) of the 1975 Regulations to be credited with contributions by virtue of being entitled to an allowance under section 70 of the Contributions and Benefits Act or the carer support payment component of carer support given in accordance with the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 .

Time limit for making an application for a credit under regulation 34(1)(b), 35, 36 or 37

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An application must be received—

  • (a) where the application is for a credit under regulation 34(1)(b), 36 or 37—
  • (i) before the end of the year following that in which a week, which is the subject of the application, falls; or
  • (ii) within such further time as the Department or the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, as the case may be, consider reasonable in the circumstances; or
  • (b) where the application is under regulation 35, after the end of the year in which a week, which is the subject of the application, falls.

Editorial notes

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1992 c. 7; section 55A was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)) and amended by section 37(3) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c .4 (N.I.)) and is amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 11 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c .5 (N.I.))

27

S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11); Articles 21(1) and 45(1) were amended respectively by paragraphs 108 and 112 of Schedule 29 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33) and Article 46 was substituted by section 37(1) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and is amended by paragraph 11 of Schedule 11 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

28

See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

30

S.I. 1986/595 (N.I. 4); Article 53 was amended by paragraph 27 of Schedule 5 to the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order (S.I. 1998/1504 (N.I. 9)) and paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 6 to the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1 (N.I.))

31

Article 56(3) was substituted by section 296(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) and amended by paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 5 to the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I. 1))

33

S.R. 1987 No. 465; paragraphs (5A) to (5G) were substituted for paragraphs (5A) to (5F) by regulation 3(b) of S.R. 2005 No. 541

34

S.R. 1979 No. 242, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations

35

Section 30A was inserted by Article 3(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12)) and amended by Article 61 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 and paragraph 68 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and is modified by S.I. 2003/735

36

Section 37 was amended by paragraph 28 of Schedule 1 to the Child Benefit Act 2005 (c. 6), Schedule 8 to, the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2 (N.I.)) and paragraph 72(2) and (3) of Schedule 24 and Schedule 30 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004

37

Section 39 was amended by paragraph 7 of Schedule 9 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, paragraph 39 of Schedule 3 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21), paragraph 3(a) of Schedule 2 and Schedule 6 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1 (N.I.)) and section 6(1) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to, the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland 2008 (c. 13 (N.I.))

38

Section 68 was repealed by Schedule 10 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (but has effect by virtue of Article 4 of S.R. 2000 No. 332 (C. 14))

39

Section 70 was amended by regulation 2(3)(c) of S.R No 1994 No. 370, Articles 2(2) and 3(2) and (3) of S.R. 2002 No. 321, regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2011 No. 356 and Article 2(2) of S.I. 2013/3233

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Section 123 was amended by paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)), paragraph 26 of Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 to the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.)), paragraph 96 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004, paragraph 3(9) and (10) of Schedule 3 and Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 and section 3(1) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13(N.I.))

42

S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15); the definition of “an income-based jobseeker's allowance” was amended by paragraph 3(4)(a) of Schedule.7 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

44

S.R. 2000 No. 362. Regulation 2 and the heading to regulations 2 and 3 were amended by paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to S.R. 2005 No. 536

45

Article 46A was inserted by paragraph 12 of Schedule 11 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

46

Article 46(1) was substituted by paragraph 11 of Schedule 11 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

47

Article 44(3) was inserted by paragraph 9(4) of Schedule 11 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

48

Article 44(2) was amended by paragraph 9(3) of Schedule 11 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

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1985 c. 37; section 10(3) was amended by paragraph 16(4) of Schedule 28 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004

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Section 44(3) was amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 15 to Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

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Sum in Reg. 1A substituted (coming into force in accordance with of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/64), arts. 1(1)(c), 6(2)

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