uksi/2022/216 — The Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order 2022

2022 No. 216 Social Security The Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order 2022 Made 3rd March 2022 Laid before Parliament 7th March 2022 Coming into force 6th April 2022 In accordance with section 148(2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 , the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has reviewed the general level of earnings obtaining in Great Britain. The Secretary of State has concluded, having regard to earlier orders made under section 148 of that Act, that earnings factors for the relevant tax years have not, during the period taken into account for that review, maintained their value in relation to the general level of earnings. Accordingly, the Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 148(3) and (4) and 189(4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 . Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order 2022 and comes into force on 6th April 2022. 2 This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland. Revaluation of earnings factors 2 Earnings factors for the tax years specified in the Schedule to this Order in so far as they are relevant— a to the calculation of– i the additional pension in the rate of any long-term benefit; or ii any guaranteed minimum pension ; or b to any other calculation required under Part 3 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (including that Part as modified by or under any other enactment), are directed to be increased by the percentage of their amount shown opposite those tax years in that Schedule. Rounding of fractional amounts 3 Where any earnings factor relevant to the calculation specified in article 2(a)(i), as increased in accordance with this Order, would not but for this article be expressed as a whole number of pounds, it is to be so expressed by rounding down any fraction of a pound less than one half and rounding up any other fraction of a pound. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions David Rutley Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Work and Pensions 3rd March 2022 SCHEDULE Percentage increase of earnings factors for specified tax years Article 2 Tax year Percentage increase 1978-1979 955.7 1979-1980 831.7 1980-1981 678.4 1981-1982 551.9 1982-1983 492.1 1983-1984 449.8 1984-1985 409.1 1985-1986 377.5 1986-1987 338.5 1987-1988 308.3 1988-1989 275.6 1989-1990 239.0 1990-1991 215.9 1991-1992 187.0 1992-1993 169.4 1993-1994 156.6 1994-1995 148.9 1995-1996 138.4 1996-1997 131.9 1997-1998 120.9 1998-1999 111.2 1999-2000 102.6 2000-2001 90.6 2001-2002 83.3 2002-2003 75.7 2003-2004 69.6 2004-2005 63.4 2005-2006 57.0 2006-2007 51.8 2007-2008 45.9 2008-2009 40.0 2009-2010 35.8 2010-2011 34.2 2011-2012 31.1 2012-2013 28.8 2013-2014 26.5 2014-2015 25.4 2015-2016 23.6 2016-2017 21.1 2017-2018 18.1 2018-2019 14.6 2019-2020 11.5 2020-2021 2021-2022 7.2 4.5 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) This Order is made following a review under section 148 (revaluation of earnings factors) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) . This Order applies to earnings factors relevant to the calculation of additional pension in any long-term benefit or of any guaranteed minimum pension or to any other calculation required under Part 3 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48) (“ the 1993 Act ”). Article 2 provides that, for those purposes, earnings factors for the tax years specified in the Schedule to this Order are to be increased by the percentage of their amount specified in that Schedule; the effect is that earnings factors for those years are revalued at 2021-2022 earnings levels. Accruals of additional state pension ended with the introduction of new state pension on 6th April 2016. Revaluation of earnings factors is still required for inherited additional state pension in certain circumstances (see sections 48B and 51 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) (“ the Contributions and Benefits Act ”)). The percentages specified in this Order for the tax years from and including 2000-2001 are used in the revaluation of old state scheme pension debits and credits (awarded under section 49(1) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) ) in accordance with sections 13 and 14 of, and paragraph 2(6) of each of Schedules 8 and 10 to, the Pensions Act 2014 (c. 19) . The percentage specified for 2015-2016 is used to increase flat rate accrual amounts of additional state pension in accordance with paragraphs 4(2), 8(4) and 9(4) of Schedule 4B to the Contributions and Benefits Act. Accruals of guaranteed minimum pensions ended on 6th April 1997 by virtue of section 14(8) of the 1993 Act. Revaluation of earnings factors is still required for guaranteed minimum pensions which are not yet in payment. Article 3 of this Order provides for rounding fractional amounts for earnings factors relevant to the calculation of the additional pension in the rate of any long-term benefit. By virtue of section 23(2) of the Contributions and Benefits Act, rounding is not required for the purpose of calculating guaranteed minimum pensions. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.