A to Z
This A to Z list will point you in the right direction to finding more information about the entitlements or services you might receive once you are a pensioner. You can also look up pension options open to you if you are planning or reviewing your retirement income. Click on the relevant letter below.
Abroad: see International Pension Centre
Accidents at work: see Injuries at work
Accounts: Read or print The Pension Service annual report
Additional State Pension: Additional State Pension,
also known as State Second Pension, is paid in addition to the basic State
Pension. Until April 2002, it was usually known as the State Earnings
Related Pension Scheme (SERPS) pension and depended solely on the National
Insurance contributions you paid as an employee. From April 2002,
State Second Pension reformed SERPS to provide a better additional State
Pension for low and moderate earners, and to extend access to include
certain carers and long-term disabled people. You may get an additional
State Pension even if you do not get any basic State Pension.
Find out more about additional
State Pension
Find out more about SERPS
Adult dependency increases: An adult dependency increase
is an increase in your State Pension for a wife, husband or someone who is
looking after your children, provided he or she is considered to be financially
dependent on you.
Find out more about adult dependency increases
Age-related personal allowances: A personal allowance
is the amount of income you can receive without having to pay tax. Everyone
with an income gets a personal allowance. However, if you are aged 65
or over, as long as your income is below a certain limit, your tax-free
allowance will be more generous. Your income could include pensions, salary
and interest on savings.
Find out more about age-related
personal allowances
Annual report: Read or download The Pension Service's annual report
Attendance Allowance: If you are aged 65 or over and
have needed help looking after yourself for at least six months, you may
be entitled to Attendance Allowance. If you are under 65 and need help
looking after yourself, you may be entitled to Disability
Living Allowance instead.
Find out more about Attendance Allowance on the Directgov website