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The benefits paid under basic State Pension are increased in April each year to pensioners living in the UK and in certain overseas countries which have a social security agreement with the UK that includes British pension uprating, [8] in line with the CPI. All state pensions for these pensions are protected by the "triple lock" guarantee.
As the UK's biggest public service department it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers. [6] It is the second-largest governmental department in terms of employees, [ 1 ] and the second largest in terms of expenditure (£228 billion as of July ...
The Act amended the timetable for increasing the state pension age to 66. Under the Pensions Act 2007, the increase to 66 was due to take effect between 2024 and 2026. This Act brought forward the increase, so that state pension age for both men and women began rising from 65 in December 2018 and reached 66 in October 2020.
It incorporated the main findings of the all-party Pensions Commission in 2006 as set out in the white paper Security in retirement: towards a new pension system [2] published in May 2006. The key provisions were: [3] Reduction of the qualifying years for a full basic State Pension from 44 years for men and 39 years for women to 30 years for both.
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A 10.1% rise in state pension, means tested benefit and disability benefit payments, increasing them in line with inflation [18] The triple lock for calculating the basic state pension is retained [15] A change in the threshold for the 45% tax rate, which will be paid on earnings over £125,140 rather than £150,000 (excludes Scotland) [18]
The Government plans to have a further review to reconsider plans for the state pension age to rise to 68.
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