Basic State Pension
E510403
The Basic State Pension was the UK’s former flat-rate, contribution-based state retirement benefit for people reaching State Pension age before April 2016.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
social security benefit
ⓘ
state pension system ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Department for Work and Pensions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allowsDerivedRightsFrom |
civil partner’s National Insurance record
ⓘ
spouse’s National Insurance record ⓘ |
| appliesTo | people reaching State Pension age before 6 April 2016 ⓘ |
| basisOfEntitlement |
National Insurance contributions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Insurance credits ⓘ |
| benefitsFrom | National Insurance Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeClaimedBy | individual with sufficient National Insurance record ⓘ |
| canBeIncreasedBy |
Additional State Pension
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SERPS NERFINISHED ⓘ State Second Pension NERFINISHED ⓘ deferring the pension ⓘ |
| canBePaidOverseas | true ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fullRateRequiresYearsOfContributions |
30 qualifying years (from April 2010)
ⓘ
39 qualifying years for women (before April 2010) ⓘ 44 qualifying years for men (before April 2010) ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Category A pension
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Category B pension ⓘ Category C pension ⓘ Category D pension ⓘ |
| introducedBy | National Insurance Act 1946 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| isCoordinatedWith | Pension Credit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isIndexedBy |
earnings or prices or 2.5% (whichever is highest)
ⓘ
triple lock (from 2011 policy era, for basic pension) in practice ⓘ |
| isMeansTested | false ⓘ |
| isNotFundedBy | individual investment accounts ⓘ |
| isPartOf | UK social security system ⓘ |
| isPayAsYouGo | true ⓘ |
| isTaxable | true ⓘ |
| legalJurisdiction |
England and Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overseasIndexationMayBeFrozen | true ⓘ |
| payableFrom | State Pension age ⓘ |
| paysFrequency | weekly ⓘ |
| pensionType | flat-rate pension ⓘ |
| replacedBy | new State Pension ⓘ |
| replacedOnDate | 6 April 2016 ⓘ |
| requiresMinimumContributionRecord | true ⓘ |
| successorScheme | new State Pension (single-tier) ⓘ |
| supports | retirement income ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.