The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987

[F1 Payment of state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014 at a daily rate E+W+S

22DA.— (1) State pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014 is to be paid at a daily rate where—

(a) the day on which a person’s first benefit week begins is after—

(i) the day on which the person reaches pensionable age; or

(ii) where the person has deferred their state pension under sections 16 and 17 of the Pensions Act 2014, the first day in respect of which the person makes a claim for their state pension; or

(b) the day on which a person’s last benefit week begins is before the day on which the person dies.

(2) The period for which a daily rate is to be paid is—

(a) where paragraph (1)(a) applies, the period—

(i) beginning on the day on which the person reaches pensionable age or the first day in respect of which the person makes a claim for their state pension; and

(ii) ending on the day before the day on which the person’s first benefit week begins; or

(b) where paragraph (1)(b) applies, the period beginning on the day on which the person’s last benefit week begins and ending on the day on which the person dies.

(3) The daily rate at which state pension is payable under this regulation is 1/7th of the weekly rate which would have had effect on the day if a weekly rate had been payable.

(4) In this regulation, “benefit week” means the period of 7 days ending on the day on which the person’s state pension is payable in accordance with regulation 22CA(4).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 22DA inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1985), arts. 1(2)(b), 9(12)