Pension uprating – background

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This note explains the development of the uprating arrangements for the State Pension and Pension Credit.

Mineworkers’ pensions

Covers the arrangements made for mineworkers' pensions (MPS) and British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (BCSSS) following privatisation of British Coal in 1994.
- Energy
- Pensions
Constituency data: Pension Credit claimants

Explore constituency-level data on state pensioners claiming Pension Credit in Great Britain using our interactive dashboard.
Taxation of state pension

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.
- Pensions
- Tax