A state pension under this section is payable at the appropriate weekly rate set out in Schedule 8.

The rate of the state pension for a person under this section is to be increased from time to time in accordance with the applicable paragraph of Schedule 9.

A person may be entitled to more than one state pension under this section.

There are provisions elsewhere that affect a person’s entitlement to a state pension under this section or the rate at which it is payable.

In this Part—

• “state scheme pension credit” means—

  1. a

     a new state scheme pension credit, or

  2. b

     an old state scheme pension credit;

• “new state scheme pension credit” means a credit under Article 46A(2)(b) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999;

• “old state scheme pension credit” means a credit under Article 46(1)(b) of that Order.

The rate of a person’s state pension under section 4 is reduced under this section if the person is subject to a state scheme pension debit.

The amount by which the rate is reduced is the amount of the appropriate weekly reduction set out in Schedule 10.

A person’s state pension may be reduced more than once under this section.

In this Part—

• “state scheme pension debit” means—

  1. a

     a new state scheme pension debit, or

  2. b

     an old state scheme pension debit;

• “new state scheme pension debit” means a debit under Article 46A(2)(a) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999;

• “old state scheme pension debit” means a debit under Article 46(1)(a) of that Order.