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The State Pension is an existing welfare benefit that forms part of the United Kingdom Government's pension arrangements. Benefits vary depending on the age of the individual and their contribution record. Currently anyone can make a claim, provided they have a minimum number of qualifying years of contributions.
One key feature of the current scheme (dating from 2015) is that members pay no employee contribution, with the pension being entirely funded from the public purse. Each year a scheme member accumulates 1/47th of their salary, with a retirement age of 60. The annual pension payment increases each year in line with the Consumer Price Index. [35]
The maximum was £255,000 for the 2010/11 tax year but the 'Annual Allowance' for all pension contributions was decreased to £50,000 for tax years 2012/13 and 2013/14, and was decreased further to £40,000 starting with the 2014/15 tax year. [7]
The lower earnings limit – the point from which earnings are used to calculate the amount of pension contributions that will be paid into a scheme – will also be kept at £6,240.
The ONS said total wage growth went up 4% in the three months to July, putting pensioners on track for a rise in their annual pensions to £11,962.60. State pension set to rise by £460 next April ...
Later in life, the accumulated fund can be accessed in the same way as other types of pension. [1] Employees can make contributions up to 100% of their salary, up to a maximum of £40,000 per year. People who are not earning can contribute up to £3,600 each year. Tax relief is given in the same way as other personal pension contributions. [2]
For 2010 in the UK, higher-rate taxpayers will be able to obtain up to 40% relief on pension contributions this year. If someone earns over £43,875 they will pay tax at 40% this year on part of their income. [2] An employer's contribution is paid gross and is an allowable expense against income or corporation tax.
Earnings in the lowest band are treated as though they were actually at the threshold of the next band. Thus, under SERPS, earnings of £10,000 a year would produce a pension of just £939 a year - 20 per cent of (£10,000 - £5,304) – whereas under S2P the same earnings would lead to a pension of £3,638 a year – 40 per cent of (£14,400 - £5,304) – nearly four times as much.