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Additional State Pension, also known as the State Second Pension or SERPS, is extra money on top of your basic State Pension.
Additional years counting towards the State Pension for men aged between 60 and 64
You may be able to increase your State Pension based on the National Insurance record
This report explains the government’s position and provides proposals for next steps regarding any changes to the State Pension age.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
This collection brings together publications related to the first review of the State Pension as required by the Pensions Act 2014.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Guidance for the next of kin or executor for someone who has died who may have been underpaid State Pension.
Home Responsibilities Protection ran between 1978 and 2010 to help protect your State Pension - National Insurance credits, what you'll get, eligibility and applying.
This report explains the government’s proposal for changes to the State Pension age from 2028.
A report on how State Pension age timetables might need to change beyond 2028, based on projections of life expectancy in future years.
Age-related tax allowance, calculating tax if you carry on working, National Insurance payments
A background note on the core principle underpinning future State Pension age rises, announced in the Autumn Statement 2013.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
What you need to do to get your State Pension online.
Work out how much money you'll get when you retire and plan ahead - State Pension, Pension Credit, National Insurance
Check if you were contracted out of the Additional State Pension and what it means for your State Pension
These are the terms of reference for an independent report to recommend what metrics the government should use when considering how to set State Pension age.
This call for evidence seeks views on what metrics should be considered when setting the State Pension age.
How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre
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