General pension schemes
A Guide to State Pensions contains useful information on pensions to help you deliver your services as a financial service provider or professional adviser.
The guide covers:
- categories of State Pension
- qualifying for, contributing to, and claiming State Pension
- the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme (SERPS), was replaced by the State Second Pension from April 2002
- stakeholder pensions
- groups for which there are special pension provisions
Read or print a copy of A Guide to State Pensions
Please note that the first cut-off date for carers applying for Home Responsibilities Protection to build up their State Second Pension is 5 April 2007.