PART 6Retirement benefits
CHAPTER 4F1Ill-Health benefits
Entitlement to ill-health pensionI174
1
An active member of this scheme who has not reached normal pension age under this scheme is entitled to the immediate payment of an ill-health pension under this scheme, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, if the conditions in paragraph (2) are met.
2
The conditions are—
a
the member or the member’s employer has claimed payment of an ill-health pension;
b
the scheme medical adviser—
i
is of the opinion that the member has suffered a permanent breakdown in health involving incapacity for employment or total incapacity for employment; and
ii
gives the scheme manager and the employer a certificate stating that opinion (“ill-health retirement certificate”);
c
the member has at least 2 years’ qualifying service; and
d
the employer agrees that the member is entitled to retire on F2ill-health grounds.
3
If the member meets the lower tier payment threshold, a lower tier earned pension is payable in respect of the member’s continuous period of pensionable service.
4
If the member meets the upper tier payment threshold—
a
a lower tier earned pension is payable in respect of the member’s continuous period of pensionable service; and
b
an upper tier top up earned pension is payable in respect of the period that begins when the member becomes entitled to the immediate payment of an ill-health pension and ends when the member reaches prospective normal pension age.
5
A full retirement added pension of any description is payable with a lower tier earned pension if the full retirement account specifies an amount of full retirement added pension of that description.
Word in Ch. 4 heading substituted (with effect in accordance with of the amending Rule) by The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/67), regs. 1(2), 21