Timeline of changes to the age at which eligible persons receive the

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Timeline (1908–2030)

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National Insurance Act 1946 The National Insurance Act 1946 (c 67) was a British Act of Parliament passed during the Attlee ministry which established a comprehensive system of social security throughout the United Kingdom. The act meant that all who were of working age we ...

introduced a universal contributory state pension, funded by National Insurance contributions from~workers." from:06/04/1978 till:06/04/1978 color:TIME $left text:"1978" from:06/04/1978 till:06/04/1978 color:TIME $right text:" State Earnings-Related Pension Scheme and~ Guaranteed Minimum Pensions begin." from:01/01/1995 till:01/01/1995 color:TIME $left text:"1995" from:01/01/1995 till:01/01/1995 color:TIME $right text:"

Pensions Act 1995 The Pensions Act 1995c 26 is a piece of United Kingdom legislation to improve the running of pension schemes. Background Following the death of Robert Maxwell, it became clear that he had embezzled a large amount of money from the pension fund ...

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Minimum funding requirement The Minimum Funding Requirement (MFR) was a part of United Kingdom legislation in the Pensions Act 1995, and was introduced on 6 April 1997. The Pensions Act 2004 abolishes the MFR replaces it with new "statutory funding objective"; this came int ...

begins." from:06/04/2002 till:06/04/2002 color:TIME $left text:"2002" from:06/04/2002 till:06/04/2002 color:TIME $right text:" State Earnings-Related Pension Scheme ends, start of the~ State second pension and State Pension Credit Act." from:01/01/2004 till:01/01/2004 color:TIME $left text:"2004" from:01/01/2004 till:01/01/2004 color:TIME $right text:"

Pensions Act 2004 The Pensions Act 2004 (c 35) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to improve the running of pension schemes. Background In the years following the introduction of the Pensions Act 1995, it was widely perceived that it was failing ...

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The Pensions Regulator The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is a non-departmental public body which regulates work-based pension schemes in the United Kingdom. Created under the Pensions Act 2004, the regulator replaced the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority (OPRA) fr ...

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Pension Protection Fund The 'Pension Protection Fund'' (PPF) is a statutory corporation, set up by the Pensions Act 2004, and has been protecting members of eligible defined benefit (DB) pension schemes across the United Kingdom since 2005. It protects close to 10 m ...

start." from:06/04/2006 till:06/04/2006 color:TIME $left text:"2006" from:06/04/2006 till:06/04/2006 color:TIME $right text:" Pension simplification." from:06/04/2010 till:06/04/2010 color:TIME $left text:"2010" from:06/04/2010 till:06/04/2010 color:TIME $right text:"The State Pension age begins to increase from 60 to 65 for women.†" from:01/01/2012 till:01/01/2012 color:TIME $left text:"2012" from:01/01/2012 till:01/01/2012 color:TIME $right text:"

Personal Accounts The National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) is a defined contribution workplace pension scheme in the United Kingdom. It was set up to facilitate automatic enrolment as part of the government's workplace pension reforms under the Pensions Act 2 ...

begin to be phased in." from:06/04/2018 till:06/04/2018 color:TIME $left text:"2018" from:06/04/2018 till:06/04/2018 color:TIME $right text:"The State Pension age is equalised at 65 for both men and women.†" from:06/04/2020 till:06/04/2020 color:TIME $left text:"2020" from:06/04/2020 till:06/04/2020 color:TIME $right text:"The State Pension age is increased to 66.†" from:06/04/2027 till:06/04/2027 color:TIME $left text:"2027" from:06/04/2027 till:06/04/2027 color:TIME $right text:"The State Pension age is increased to 67.†" ^ †

Notes

{{reflist Pensions in the United Kingdom Pensions Financial history of the United Kingdom