UK State Pension
The Basic State Pension (formerly the Retirement Pension), is part of the United Kingdom Government pension arrangement, alongside the Graduated Retirement Benefit and State Earnings-Related Pension Scheme (now State Second Pension).
Read more about UK State Pension: Background, State Pension Age, Calculations, Top-up Pensions, Pensions Act 2007, Future Flat-rate Pensions
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