State Second Pension
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The State Second Pension was a UK government earnings-related additional pension scheme that supplemented the basic State Pension before being replaced by the new State Pension system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| State Second Pension canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5314397 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: State Second Pension Context triple: [New State Pension, replaced, State Second Pension]
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A.
New State Pension
The New State Pension is the UK’s flat-rate, earnings-related retirement benefit introduced in 2016 to simplify and replace the previous basic and additional state pension system for people reaching State Pension age on or after that date.
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B.
Pension Building
The Pension Building is a historic red-brick Renaissance Revival structure in Washington, D.C., originally built in the 1880s to house the U.S. Pension Bureau and now renowned for its vast interior atrium and role as home to the National Building Museum.
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C.
Thrift Savings Plan
The Thrift Savings Plan is a U.S. federal government–sponsored defined-contribution retirement savings and investment plan for federal employees and members of the uniformed services, similar to a 401(k).
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D.
Pension Imbria
Pension Imbria was a guesthouse in the postwar years run by Lina Heydrich, widow of high-ranking Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich.
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E.
Pension and Fiduciary Service
Pension and Fiduciary Service is a division of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that oversees pension benefits and fiduciary programs for veterans, their families, and other eligible beneficiaries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: State Second Pension Target entity description: The State Second Pension was a UK government earnings-related additional pension scheme that supplemented the basic State Pension before being replaced by the new State Pension system.
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A.
New State Pension
The New State Pension is the UK’s flat-rate, earnings-related retirement benefit introduced in 2016 to simplify and replace the previous basic and additional state pension system for people reaching State Pension age on or after that date.
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B.
Pension Building
The Pension Building is a historic red-brick Renaissance Revival structure in Washington, D.C., originally built in the 1880s to house the U.S. Pension Bureau and now renowned for its vast interior atrium and role as home to the National Building Museum.
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C.
Thrift Savings Plan
The Thrift Savings Plan is a U.S. federal government–sponsored defined-contribution retirement savings and investment plan for federal employees and members of the uniformed services, similar to a 401(k).
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D.
Pension Imbria
Pension Imbria was a guesthouse in the postwar years run by Lina Heydrich, widow of high-ranking Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich.
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E.
Pension and Fiduciary Service
Pension and Fiduciary Service is a division of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that oversees pension benefits and fiduciary programs for veterans, their families, and other eligible beneficiaries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom state pension scheme
ⓘ
earnings-related pension ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Department for Work and Pensions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allowedContractingOut | yes ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
S2P
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State 2nd Pension NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | employees paying Class 1 National Insurance contributions ⓘ |
| basedOn |
National Insurance contributions
ⓘ
earnings history ⓘ |
| benefitPaymentForm | regular pension income ⓘ |
| benefitStructure | earnings-related with banded accrual ⓘ |
| benefitType | defined benefit ⓘ |
| calculatedBy | accruals added for each qualifying year ⓘ |
| ceasedAccrualFor | people reaching State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016 ⓘ |
| componentOf | UK State Pension system ⓘ |
| contractingOutVia |
appropriate personal pensions
ⓘ
salary-related occupational pension schemes ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibilityBasis | qualifying years of National Insurance contributions or credits ⓘ |
| endDate | 2016-04-05 ⓘ |
| endTaxYear | 2015-2016 ⓘ |
| fundingMethod | pay-as-you-go ⓘ |
| governedBy | UK Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indexation | uprated in line with prices or earnings according to rules in force ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | statutory scheme ⓘ |
| linkedTo | earnings bands set in legislation ⓘ |
| paysBenefitsTo | individuals who built up entitlement before 6 April 2016 ⓘ |
| policyArea |
pensions
ⓘ
social security ⓘ |
| predecessor | State Earnings-Related Pension Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedAdditionalPensionTo | basic State Pension ⓘ |
| purpose |
to improve pension outcomes for low and moderate earners
ⓘ
to provide additional state pension income ⓘ |
| reformObjective |
to reduce reliance on means-tested Pension Credit
ⓘ
to simplify additional state pension provision ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
new State Pension
ⓘ
single-tier State Pension NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | SERPS replacement scheme ⓘ |
| similarSchemeIn | Northern Ireland additional state pension system ⓘ |
| startDate | 2002-04-06 ⓘ |
| startTaxYear | 2002-2003 ⓘ |
| statutoryInstrumentType | social security legislation ⓘ |
| successorScheme | new State Pension for people reaching State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016 ⓘ |
| successorSchemeStartDate | 2016-04-06 ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
certain carers
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low earners ⓘ moderate earners ⓘ people with long-term illness or disability ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: State Second Pension Description of subject: The State Second Pension was a UK government earnings-related additional pension scheme that supplemented the basic State Pension before being replaced by the new State Pension system.
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