Benefits provided under APS are based on final average pensionable pay and, for the majority of members, are subject to inflationary increases in
payment in line with the Annual Review Orders (ARO) issued by the Government, which are based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Benefits
provided under NAPS are based on final average pensionable pay reduced by an amount (the ‘abatement’) not exceeding one and a half times the
Government's lower earnings limit. NAPS pension increases are also linked to the ARO and increases are capped at a maximum of five per cent in any
one year. In NAPS, annual pensionable pay increases for active members are capped at RPI.