Section 89 — Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992: Earnings to include occupational and personal pensions etc. for purposes of provisions relating to increases of benefits in respect of ... adult dependants.

Earnings to include occupational and personal pensions etc. for purposes of provisions relating to increases of benefits in respect of ... adult dependants. 89 1 Except as may be prescribed, in ... sections 82 and 86A above, and in regulations under section 86A above, any reference to earnings includes a reference to payments by way of occupational or personal pension. 1A Except as may be prescribed, in sections 82 and 86A above, and in regulations under section 86A above, any reference to earnings includes a reference to payments by way of PPF periodic payments.

2 For the purposes of the provisions mentioned in subsections (1) and (1A) above , the Secretary of State may by regulations provide, in relation to cases where payments by way of occupational or personal pension or PPF periodic payments are made otherwise than weekly, that any necessary apportionment of the payments shall be made in such manner and on such basis as may be prescribed.

3 In this section “ PPF periodic payments” means—

a any periodic compensation payments made in relation to a person, payable under the pension compensation provisions as specified in section 162(2) of the Pensions Act 2004 or Article 146(2) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (the pension compensation provisions); or b any periodic payments made in relation to a person, payable under section 166 of the Pensions Act 2004 or Article 150 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (duty to pay scheme benefits unpaid at assessment date etc. ), other than payments made to a surviving dependant of a person entitled to such compensation.