Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 1218
Pensions
The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order 2018
Made
22nd November 2018
Laid before Parliament
26th November 2018
Coming into force
1st January 2019
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993( 1 ).
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order 2018.
(2) This Order comes into force on 1st January 2019.
The higher and lower revaluation percentages for each revaluation period
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1 (the final salary method) of Schedule 3 (methods of revaluing accrued pension benefits) to the Pension Schemes Act 1993, for each revaluation period specified in an entry in column 1 of the table below—
(a) the higher revaluation percentage is the percentage specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table, and
(b) the lower revaluation percentage, if any, is the percentage specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that table.
Column 1 Revaluation period | Column 2 Higher revaluation percentage | Column 3 Lower revaluation percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 1st January 1986 – 31st December 2018 | 177.0% | - |
| 1st January 1987 – 31st December 2018 | 168.7% | - |
| 1st January 1988 – 31st December 2018 | 157.8% | - |
| 1st January 1989 – 31st December 2018 | 143.9% | - |
| 1st January 1990 – 31st December 2018 | 126.7% | - |
| 1st January 1991 – 31st December 2018 | 104.4% | - |
| 1st January 1992 – 31st December 2018 | 96.4% | - |
| 1st January 1993 – 31st December 2018 | 89.6% | - |
| 1st January 1994 – 31st December 2018 | 86.2% | - |
| 1st January 1995 – 31st December 2018 | 82.2% | - |
| 1st January 1996 – 31st December 2018 | 75.4% | - |
| 1st January 1997 – 31st December 2018 | 71.8% | - |
| 1st January 1998 – 31st December 2018 | 65.8% | - |
| 1st January 1999 – 31st December 2018 | 60.6% | - |
| 1st January 2000 – 31st December 2018 | 58.9% | - |
| 1st January 2001 – 31st December 2018 | 53.8% | - |
| 1st January 2002 – 31st December 2018 | 51.2% | - |
| 1st January 2003 – 31st December 2018 | 48.7% | - |
| 1st January 2004 – 31st December 2018 | 44.7% | - |
| 1st January 2005 – 31st December 2018 | 40.3% | - |
| 1st January 2006 – 31st December 2018 | 36.6% | - |
| 1st January 2007 – 31st December 2018 | 31.9% | - |
| 1st January 2008 – 31st December 2018 | 26.9% | - |
| 1st January 2009 – 31st December 2018 | 20.9% | 20.9% |
| 1st January 2010 – 31st December 2018 | 22.6% | 22.6% |
| 1st January 2011 – 31st December 2018 | 18.9% | 18.9% |
| 1st January 2012 – 31st December 2018 | 13.0% | 13.0% |
| 1st January 2013 – 31st December 2018 | 10.6% | 10.6% |
| 1st January 2014 – 31st December 2018 | 7.7% | 7.7% |
| 1st January 2015 – 31st December 2018 | 6.4% | 6.4% |
| 1st January 2016 – 31st December 2018 | 6.5% | 6.5% |
| 1st January 2017 – 31st December 2018 | 5.5% | 5.1% |
| 1st January 2018 – 31st December 2018 | 2.4% | 2.4% |
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Guy Opperman
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
22nd November 2018
1993 c.48 ; paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 was amended by section 101 of, and paragraphs 1 and 3(1) and (2) of Schedule 2 to, the Pensions Act 2008 (c.30) .