Statutory Instruments
2016 No. 227
Social Security
The State Pension (Amendment) Regulations 2016
Made
24th February 2016
Coming into force
6th April 2016
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 3(1) of the Pensions Act 2014( 1 ).
These Regulations have not been referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee because they are made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of the provision of the Pensions Act 2014 under which they are made( 2 ).
A draft of these Regulations has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 54(2)(a) of the Pensions Act 2014 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the State Pension (Amendment) Regulations 2016.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 6th April 2016, immediately after the State Pension Regulations 2015 come into force( 3 ).
Amendment of the State Pension Regulations 2015
2. After Part 1 of the State Pension Regulations 2015 (general), insert—
“ PART 1A Full rate of State Pension
Full rate of state pension
1A. The full rate of the state pension for the purposes of section 3(1) of the 2014 Act (full rate of state pension) is £155.65 per week. ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Altmann
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
24th February 2016
See section 173(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5) .
S.I. 2015/173 . The State Pension Regulations 2015 were amended by S.I. 2016/XXX. Back [3]