The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Danny Alexander)
Legislation governing public service pensions requires them to be increased annually by the same percentage as additional pensions—state earnings-related pension and state second pension. Public service pensions will therefore be increased from 7 April 2014 by 2.7%, in line with the annual increase in the consumer prices index up to September 2013, except for those public service pensions which have been in payment for less than a year, which will receive a pro rata increase.