New State Pension
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The New State Pension is the UK’s flat-rate, earnings-related retirement benefit introduced in 2016 to simplify and replace the previous basic and additional state pension system for people reaching State Pension age on or after that date.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New State Pension canonical | 4 |
| single-tier State Pension | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1050387 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New State Pension Context triple: [National Insurance contributions, linkedTo, New State Pension]
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A.
Pension Credit
Pension Credit is a UK means-tested benefit that tops up the income of low-income pensioners to help ensure a minimum standard of living in retirement.
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B.
Pension Protection Act of 2006
The Pension Protection Act of 2006 is a major U.S. federal law that overhauled pension and retirement plan funding rules, strengthened protections for workers’ benefits, and expanded retirement savings incentives.
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C.
MyRA retirement savings initiative
The MyRA retirement savings initiative was a U.S. government-sponsored starter retirement account program aimed at helping low- and middle-income workers begin saving for retirement through safe, simple, and low-cost investments.
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D.
New Labour project
The New Labour project was a political rebranding and modernization strategy of the UK Labour Party in the 1990s and 2000s, associated with leaders like Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, that aimed to reposition the party toward the political centre.
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E.
Old Age Pensions Act 1908
The Old Age Pensions Act 1908 was a landmark UK social welfare law that introduced non-contributory state pensions for elderly people with low incomes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New State Pension Target entity description: The New State Pension is the UK’s flat-rate, earnings-related retirement benefit introduced in 2016 to simplify and replace the previous basic and additional state pension system for people reaching State Pension age on or after that date.
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A.
Pension Credit
Pension Credit is a UK means-tested benefit that tops up the income of low-income pensioners to help ensure a minimum standard of living in retirement.
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B.
Pension Protection Act of 2006
The Pension Protection Act of 2006 is a major U.S. federal law that overhauled pension and retirement plan funding rules, strengthened protections for workers’ benefits, and expanded retirement savings incentives.
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C.
MyRA retirement savings initiative
The MyRA retirement savings initiative was a U.S. government-sponsored starter retirement account program aimed at helping low- and middle-income workers begin saving for retirement through safe, simple, and low-cost investments.
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D.
New Labour project
The New Labour project was a political rebranding and modernization strategy of the UK Labour Party in the 1990s and 2000s, associated with leaders like Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, that aimed to reposition the party toward the political centre.
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E.
Old Age Pensions Act 1908
The Old Age Pensions Act 1908 was a landmark UK social welfare law that introduced non-contributory state pensions for elderly people with low incomes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public pension
ⓘ
social security benefit ⓘ state pension system ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Department for Work and Pensions ⓘ |
| appliesToCohort | people reaching State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| benefitType |
contributory benefit
ⓘ
non-means-tested benefit ⓘ |
| canBeIncreasedBy | deferring State Pension claim ⓘ |
| coexistsWith | old State Pension for people who reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
having at least 10 qualifying years of National Insurance contributions or credits
ⓘ
reaching State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016 ⓘ |
| fullRateRequirement | 35 qualifying years of National Insurance contributions or credits ⓘ |
| hasOnlineForecastService | true ⓘ |
| hasTransitionalArrangements | true ⓘ |
| indexedBy | triple lock ⓘ |
| informationProvidedBy | GOV.UK ⓘ |
| introducedByGovernment | UK Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government ⓘ |
| isBasedOnPartnerContributions | false ⓘ |
| isEarningsRelated | true ⓘ |
| isFlatRate | true ⓘ |
| isIndividualBenefit | true ⓘ |
| isMeansTested | false ⓘ |
| isPartOf | UK social security system ⓘ |
| isTaxable | true ⓘ |
| legislatedBy | Pensions Act 2014 ⓘ |
| payableFrom | State Pension age ⓘ |
| paymentFrequency | weekly ⓘ |
| paymentMethod | bank account payment ⓘ |
| paysLessThanOldSystemFor | some high earners who built up large additional State Pension ⓘ |
| paysMoreThanOldSystemFor | many low and middle earners with full contribution records ⓘ |
| pensionAgeLinkedTo | State Pension age ⓘ |
| purpose |
to replace the basic and additional State Pension for new pensioners
ⓘ
to simplify the UK State Pension system ⓘ |
| replaced |
Additional State Pension
ⓘ
Basic State Pension ⓘ State Second Pension ⓘ |
| requires | National Insurance record ⓘ |
| shortName | nSP ⓘ |
| startTime | 2016-04-06 ⓘ |
| upratingLinkedTo |
2.5% minimum increase
ⓘ
earnings growth ⓘ price inflation ⓘ |
| uses | starting amount calculation based on old and new rules ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New State Pension Description of subject: The New State Pension is the UK’s flat-rate, earnings-related retirement benefit introduced in 2016 to simplify and replace the previous basic and additional state pension system for people reaching State Pension age on or after that date.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: New State Pension