Age-Related Payments Act 2004
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| Long title | An Act to make provision for payments by the Secretary of State to persons over the age of 70; and to enable provision to be made for payments by the Secretary of State to persons over the age of 60. |
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| Citation | 2004 c. 10 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales and Scotland[2] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 8 July 2004 |
| Commencement | 8 July 2004.[3] |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Age-Related Payments Act 2004 (c. 10) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Equivalent provision is made for Northern Ireland by the Age-Related Payments (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (SI 2004/1987) (NI 11).[4]
Provisions
The act allows lump sums to be paid to individuals who are 70 years old and older.[5]
The act implemented a pledge Gordon Brown had made in the 2003 budget.[6]
Section 2 - Entitlement: basic cases
The word "or" at the end of section 2(3)(b)(i) is prospectively inserted by section 9(3)(a) of, and paragraph 16 of Schedule 2 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2009.
Section 2(3)(b)(iii), with the preceding "or", is prospectively repealed by sections 9(3)(b) and 58(1) of, and Part 1 of Schedule 7 to, that Act.
Section 7 - Power to provide for payments
The Age-Related Payments Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/1983) were made under this section.
Section 8 - Interpretation
The definition of "income support" in section 8(1) is prospectively repealed by sections 9(3)(b) and 58(1) of, and Part 1 of Schedule 7 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2009.
References
- ^ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 11 of this Act.
- ^ The Age-Related Payments Act 2004, section 10
- ^ The Interpretation Act 1978, section 4(b)
- ^ Explanatory memorandum to the Age-Related Payments (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, paragraph 4
- ^ "Bill enables pensioner lump sum". BBC News. 24 April 2004. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Also on Saturday". BBC News. 9 July 2004. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
External links
- The Age-Related Payments Act 2004, as amended from the National Archives.
- The Age-Related Payments Act 2004, as originally enacted from the National Archives.