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  2. State Pension (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Department for Work and Pensions - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Local Government Pension Scheme - Wikipedia

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    The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is one of the largest public sector pension schemes in the United Kingdom, with 6.4 million members from 15,000 employers. [1] It is a defined benefit pension plan. Administration is carried out through 89 [2] regional pension funds such as Greater Manchester Pension Fund and London Pensions Fund ...

  5. Jobseeker's Allowance - Wikipedia

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    Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) is an unemployment benefit paid by the Government of the United Kingdom to people who are unemployed and actively seeking work. It is part of the social security benefits system and is intended to cover living expenses while the claimant is out of work.

  6. Pensions in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    These are collectively known as Additional Pension. They have been available only to employees paying National Insurance contributions and to certain exempted groups (not including the self-employed). The three schemes are/were: Graduated Pension or Graduated Retirement Benefit: This was earned between 6 April 1961 and 5 April 1975 ...

  7. National Insurance - Wikipedia

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    National Insurance contributions form a significant proportion of the UK Government's revenue, raising £145 billion in 2019-20 (representing 17.5% of all tax revenue). [3] The benefit component includes several contributory benefits, availability and amount of which is determined by the claimant's contribution record and circumstances.

  8. Employment and Support Allowance - Wikipedia

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    No money is paid for the first week. After that, the basic allowance is paid to the claimant until their Work Capability Assessment (WCA) at - in theory - week 13, after which a successful claimant might receive an enhanced level of payment (depending on the level of disability and whether they enter the work-related activity group or the support group after their assessment).

  9. Employee benefits - Wikipedia

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    In the UK, benefits are often taxed at the individual's normal tax rate, [24] which can prove expensive if there is no financial advantage to the individual from the benefit. The UK system of state pension provision is dependent upon the payment of National Insurance Contributions. Salary exchange schemes result in reduced payments and so are ...