Mineworkers’ pensions
Covers the arrangements made for mineworkers' pensions (MPS) and British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (BCSSS) following privatisation of British Coal in 1994.

This note explains the development of the uprating arrangements for the State Pension and Pension Credit.
Pension uprating - background (263 KB , PDF)
This note explains the development of the uprating arrangements for the State Pension and Pension Credit.
Pension uprating - background (263 KB , PDF)
Covers the arrangements made for mineworkers' pensions (MPS) and British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (BCSSS) following privatisation of British Coal in 1994.
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The state pension is liable to income tax, though pensioners are unlikely to pay tax in practice if their only income is the state pension.