Part 1State Pension

1Equalisation of and increase in pensionable age for men and women

1

In Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (equalisation of and increase in pensionable age for men and women) paragraph 1 is amended as follows.

2

In sub-paragraph (1) for “6th April 1959” substitute “ 6th December 1953 ”.

3

Omit sub-paragraph (4).

4

In table 1 for the entries (in both columns) relating to each of the periods from “6th April 1953 to 5th May 1953” to “6th March 1955 to 5th April 1955” substitute—

6th April 1953 to 5th May 1953

6th July 2016

6th May 1953 to 5th June 1953

6th November 2016

6th June 1953 to 5th July 1953

6th March 2017

6th July 1953 to 5th August 1953

6th July 2017

6th August 1953 to 5th September 1953

6th November 2017

6th September 1953 to 5th October 1953

6th March 2018

6th October 1953 to 5th November 1953

6th July 2018

6th November 1953 to 5th December 1953

6th November 2018

5

For table 2 substitute—

TABLE 2

(1)

(2)

Period within which birthday falls

Day pensionable age attained

6th December 1953 to 5th January 1954

6th March 2019

6th January 1954 to 5th February 1954

6th May 2019

6th February 1954 to 5th March 1954

6th July 2019

6th March 1954 to 5th April 1954

6th September 2019

6th April 1954 to 5th May 1954

6th November 2019

6th May 1954 to 5th June 1954

6th January 2020

6th June 1954 to 5th July 1954

6th March 2020

6th July 1954 to 5th August 1954

6th May 2020

6th August 1954 to 5th September 1954

6th July 2020

6th September 1954 to 5th October 1954

6th September 2020

6

In sub-paragraph (7) for “5th April 1960” substitute “ 5th October 1954 ”.

7

Schedule 1 (equalisation of and increase in pensionable age for men and women: consequential amendments) has effect.