State Pension
E950915
The State Pension is a regular payment from the government that people in the UK can receive once they reach State Pension age, based on their National Insurance contribution record.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public pension
ⓘ
retirement income ⓘ social security benefit ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Department for Work and Pensions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredThrough | HM Revenue and Customs National Insurance records ⓘ |
| ageThreshold | State Pension age ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
people who have reached State Pension age
ⓘ
people with sufficient National Insurance record ⓘ |
| canBeClaimedFromAbroad | true ⓘ |
| canBeIncreasedBy | deferring claim ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dependsOn | number of qualifying years of National Insurance ⓘ |
| eligibilityBasis |
National Insurance contributions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Insurance credits ⓘ |
| fundingSource | National Insurance system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Pensions Act 1995
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pensions Act 2007 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pensions Act 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pensions Act 2014 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Basic State Pension
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New State Pension NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedComponent | New State Pension from 6 April 2016 ⓘ |
| isIndexedBy | State Pension triple lock policy (subject to government decisions) ⓘ |
| isSeparateFrom |
personal pensions
ⓘ
workplace pensions ⓘ |
| isTaxable | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom social security law ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialInformation |
English
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| mayNotIncreaseWithInflationIn | some countries outside the UK and certain agreements ⓘ |
| mayProvide | survivor benefits in some circumstances ⓘ |
| notMeansTested | true ⓘ |
| payableIn |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paymentFrequency |
regular
ⓘ
usually every 4 weeks ⓘ |
| paymentMethod | bank account payment ⓘ |
| paysUntil | death of claimant ⓘ |
| purpose | provide basic income in retirement ⓘ |
| replacedComponentForNewClaimants | Basic State Pension for people reaching State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016 ⓘ |
| requires | reaching State Pension age ⓘ |
| requiresAction | claim by the individual in most cases ⓘ |
| shortName | UK State Pension NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statePensionAge |
has been rising over time
ⓘ
varies by date of birth ⓘ |
| typeOfBenefit | contributory benefit ⓘ |
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