Part 1State pension
Transition: pension sharing on divorce etc
13Shared state pension on divorce etc
(1)
A person is entitled to a state pension under this section if—
(a)
the person has reached pensionable age, and
(b)
the person is entitled to a state scheme pension credit.
(2)
A state pension under this section is payable at the appropriate weekly rate set out in Schedule 8.
(3)
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.
(4)
A person may be entitled to more than one state pension under this section.
(5)
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.
(6)
In this Part—
“state scheme pension credit” means—
(a)
a new state scheme pension credit, or
(b)
an old state scheme pension credit;
“new state scheme pension credit” means a credit under section 49A(2)(b) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999;
“old state scheme pension credit” means a credit under section 49(1)(b) of that Act.