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1. The following rules apply for the purposes of the enactments relating to social security, that is, the following Acts and the instruments (as defined in section 1 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1)) made, or having effect as if made, under them: the Contributions and Benefits Act, the Administration Act and the Pension Schemes Act.
(1) A man attains pensionable age when he attains the age of 65 years.
(2) A woman born before 6th April 1950 attains pensionable age when she attains the age of 60.
(3) A woman born on any day in a period mentioned in column 1 of the following table attains pensionable age at the commencement of the day shown against that period in column 2.
(4) A woman born after 5th April 1955 attains pensionable age when she attains the age of 65.
(5) Any reference to a period in column 1 includes a reference to the first day of that period.
(1) | (2) |
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Period within which woman’s birthday falls | Day pensionable age attained |
6th April 1950 to 5th May 1950 | 6th May 2010 |
6th May 1950 to 5th June 1950 | 6th July 2010 |
6th June 1950 to 5th July 1950 | 6th September 2010 |
6th July 1950 to 5th August 1950 | 6th November 2010 |
6th August 1950 to 5th September 1950 | 6th January 2011 |
6th September 1950 to 5th October 1950 | 6th March 2011 |
6th October 1950 to 5th November 1950 | 6th May 2011 |
6th November 1950 to 5th December 1950 | 6th July 2011 |
6th December 1950 to 5th January 1951 | 6th September 2011 |
6th January 1951 to 5th February 1951 | 6th November 2011 |
6th February 1951 to 5th March 1951 | 6th January 2012 |
6th March 1951 to 5th April 1951 | 6th March 2012 |
6th April 1951 to 5th May 1951 | 6th May 2012 |
6th May 1951 to 5th June 1951 | 6th July 2012 |
6th June 1951 to 5th July 1951 | 6th September 2012 |
6th July 1951 to 5th August 1951 | 6th November 2012 |
6th August 1951 to 5th September 1951 | 6th January 2013 |
6th September 1951 to 5th October 1951 | 6th March 2013 |
6th October 1951 to 5th November 1951 | 6th May 2013 |
6th November 1951 to 5th December 1951 | 6th July 2013 |
6th December 1951 to 5th January 1952 | 6th September 2013 |
6th January 1952 to 5th February 1952 | 6th November 2013 |
6th February 1952 to 5th March 1952 | 6th January 2014 |
6th March 1952 to 5th April 1952 | 6th March 2014 |
6th April 1952 to 5th May 1952 | 6th May 2014 |
6th May 1952 to 5th June 1952 | 6th July 2014 |
6th June 1952 to 5th July 1952 | 6th September 2014 |
6th July 1952 to 5th August 1952 | 6th November 2014 |
6th August 1952 to 5th September 1952 | 6th January 2015 |
6th September 1952 to 5th October 1952 | 6th March 2015 |
6th October 1952 to 5th November 1952 | 6th May 2015 |
6th November 1952 to 5th December 1952 | 6th July 2015 |
6th December 1952 to 5th January 1953 | 6th September 2015 |
6th January 1953 to 5th February 1953 | 6th November 2015 |
6th February 1953 to 5th March 1953 | 6th January 2016 |
6th March 1953 to 5th April 1953 | 6th March 2016 |
6th April 1953 to 5th May 1953 | 6th May 2016 |
6th May 1953 to 5th June 1953 | 6th July 2016 |
6th June 1953 to 5th July 1953 | 6th September 2016 |
6th July 1953 to 5th August 1953 | 6th November 2016 |
6th August 1953 to 5th September 1953 | 6th January 2017 |
6th September 1953 to 5th October 1953 | 6th March 2017 |
6th October 1953 to 5th November 1953 | 6th May 2017 |
6th November 1953 to 5th December 1953 | 6th July 2017 |
6th December 1953 to 5th January 1954 | 6th September 2017 |
6th January 1954 to 5th February 1954 | 6th November 2017 |
6th February 1954 to 5th March 1954 | 6th January 2018 |
6th March 1954 to 5th April 1954 | 6th March 2018 |
6th April 1954 to 5th May 1954 | 6th May 2018 |
6th May 1954 to 5th June 1954 | 6th July 2018 |
6th June 1954 to 5th July 1954 | 6th September 2018 |
6th July 1954 to 5th August 1954 | 6th November 2018 |
6th August 1954 to 5th September 1954 | 6th January 2019 |
6th September 1954 to 5th October 1954 | 6th March 2019 |
6th October 1954 to 5th November 1954 | 6th May 2019 |
6th November 1954 to 5th December 1954 | 6th July 2019 |
6th December 1954 to 5th January 1955 | 6th September 2019 |
6th January 1955 to 5th February 1955 | 6th November 2019 |
6th February 1955 to 5th March 1955 | 6th January 2020 |
6th March 1955 to 5th April 1955 | 6th March 2020 |