NIM41206 | Overview: The State Pension (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016

The State Pension (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016 (SI 2016 No. 240)

The Social Security Credits Regulations (SSCR) 1975 (SI 1975 No. 556)

The Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act (SSCBA) 1992

These regulations came into force from 6 April 2016 and inserted ‘Part 8 National Insurance Credits’ into the State Pension Regulations 2015.

Regulations 24 to 39 provide for the circumstances in which a person who reaches State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016 may qualify for National Insurance credits for the purposes of entitlement to a new State Pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014.

Chapter 2 provides for credits awarded prior to 6 April 2016 under the SSCR 1975 and section 23A of the SSCBA 1992 to count towards the new State Pension.

Chapter 3 Regulation 29 provides that specified credits awarded under SSCR 1975 count towards the purposes of entitlement to the new State Pension for periods from April 2016.