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What's wrong with National Insurance?
Author(s)Joe Harris
Journal titleCitizen's Income Bulletin 25, February 1998
Pagespp 8-10
KeywordsPensions ; National insurance contributions ; Social policy ; United Kingdom.
AnnotationUnlike the earnings-related social insurance pensions payable elsewhere in the European Union (EU), Britain's National Insurance pension pays the same flat-rate accounts for all fully paid-up contributors, plus dependency additions for spouses and dependent children. The State Earnings Related Pensions (SERPS), though part of the UK national insurance system, was not introduced until 1978. During the 1980s the amounts payable through SERPS were cut back and contributors were encouraged into private sector provision. In this article, the Coordinator of the Research Committee of the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) argues the case for preserving the National Insurance basic pension and SERPS, the latter which could lay the basis for a Citizen's Pension. (AKM).
Accession NumberCPA-980422201 A
ClassmarkJJ: JBC: TM2: 8*

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