Could the state pension end up being means-tested before I get it?

Dec 6, 2024 · Rather than being means-tested, eligibility for the state pension in Britain is based on people's national insurance record. It's the NI payments or credits people make which …

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Nov 5, 2024 · This increase will benefit millions of older people claiming both the new and basic state pension. Those on the full new state pension could receive an uplift of up to £470 over …

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DWP Update On Means-tested State Pension Promising 'better Deal'

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Nov 5, 2024 · This will mean a 4.1 percent boost to payments, with the full new state pension increasing from £221.20 a week to £230.30 a week, an increase of £473.60 a year.

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State Pension Means Testing Will Be Necessary, Says Report

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Jun 27, 2017 · A compromise would be to means test the state pension gradually for higher-rate taxpayers from 2019. Initially they would give up only £1 of state pension for every £10 of …

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Jul 23, 2024 · That said, the fact that these stories of means testing and misery keep popping up does come with an upside: 70% of people do not think that the state pension will exist in its …

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Jul 10, 2017 · 2) 'Low and slow': If the means test was set at £30,000, £1 of basic state pension or new state pension would be sacrificed for every £20 earned above the means-testing limit in …

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Will the state pension be means tested?

I put up a Twitter poll yesterday, asking whether the state pension should be means tested. After 20 hours this was the result: Roughly one in six people say yes, it should be. ...

Is the state pension a means-tested benefit?

Unlike other benefits such as pension credit or universal credit, the state pension is not currently means-tested, and retirees get it regardless of their wealth, as long as they have enough national insurance (NI) contributions or credits. By means testing the state pension, retirees would get different amounts depending on their income. ...

Should means testing be expanded to a broader state pension system?

Expanding means testing to the broader State Pension system would be a much larger change. We do have some evidence of how means testing of a State Pension works if we look across the globe. Australia has one of the most comprehensive means-tested pension systems in the world. ...

Should the UK introduce means testing for the state pension?

If the UK government were to introduce means testing for the State Pension, it would fundamentally change how the benefit is distributed, potentially limiting access for wealthier retirees while focusing support on those with lower incomes. ...

What if the state pension was a one day means test?

If they were to one day means test the State Pension it would be incredibly difficult to implement, not to mention the political fallout. You only have to look at the backlash the current government received when they announced the means testing of the Winter Fuel Payment. ...

Is there a problem with means-testing the state pension?

The benefits expert said another problem with means-testing the State Pension is in contracted out employment - which existed between April 1978 and April 2016) - your additional State Pension is not paid by the state. ...