State Pension in UK Law
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The equalisation of the state pension age in United Kingdom: Indirect sex discrimination?
This commentary examines the Court of Appeal’s decision in R (Delve and Glynn) v. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which concerned the judicial review of the incremental increase of the st...
- THE BRITISH STATE PENSION: CONTRIBUTIONS, BENEFITS AND INDEXATION1
- CONTRACTING‐OUT AND LIFETIME REDISTRIBUTION IN THE UK STATE PENSION SYSTEM*
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Immigrants in the Old‐Age Pension System: The Case of Sweden
The article investigates incomes and especially state pensions 2008 among elderly immigrants who arrived in Sweden before 1970. At age 70 and above, the level of state old‐age pension for immigrant......... in the Old-Age Pension System: The Case of Sweden Jan Ekberg* and Thomas Lindh* ABSTRACT The article investigates incomes and especially state pensions 2008 among elderly immigrants who arrived in Sweden before 1970. At age 70 and above, the level of state old-age pension for immigrant men ......
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Justifying pension reforms: Comparing policy discourses in Norway and the UK
The latest UK and Norwegian state pension reforms have reflected contrasting policy design in the balance of private pensions, savings and state provision. Nevertheless, we argue that both governme......... Centre AS, Bergen, Norway Tord Skogedal Lind ´ en NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS, Bergen, Norway Abstract The latest UK and Norwegian state pension reforms have reflected contrasting policy design in the balance of private pensions, savings and state provision. Nevertheless, we argue that ......
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The portability of social rights of the United Kingdom with the European Union: Facts, issues, and prospects
The portability of social benefits – such as the state pension, child allowances and unemployment benefits – for international migrants is regulated by social security agreements concluded between ........., UK Abstract The portability of social benefits – such as the state pension, child allowances and unemployment benefits – for international ......
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Institutional Mismatch, Party Reputation, and Industry Interests: Understanding the Politics of Private-Heavy Pension Systems
Private-heavy welfare systems, in which low or moderate state benefits are topped up by private welfare arrangements, are expected to undermine political support for the extension of social rights ......... the Politics of Private-Heavy Pension Systems Margarita Gelepithis Abstract Private-heavy welfare systems, in which low or moderate state benefits are topped up by private welfare arrangements, are expected to undermine political support for the extension of social rights and ......
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From Negligence to Resistance: Danish Welfare in the Light of Free-Movement Law
The Danish welfare system is famous for being a universal system covering all residents with generous benefits financed through general taxes. This is at least true for benefits such as social assi......... true for bene ts such as social assistance, health care and the state retirement pension which are discussed here. is article analyses the ......
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Poverty risk among older immigrants in a scandinavian welfare state
The focus of this paper is on poverty among immigrants and refugees aged 60 years and older coming to Denmark from countries outside of the OECD, with an emphasis on immigrants who came as guest wo......... now eitherclose to or above the age of 60, with conditional eligibility to a labour market-related earlyretirement programme or to the State pension. Poverty rates by national background aredescribed using alternative household concepts. A number of background factors with relevancefor poverty are ......
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Dementia in the workplace: a review
Purpose: – Recent changes affecting state pension age, and earlier diagnosis, will result in more people with dementia in employment. The purpose of this paper is to establish the nature of support......... Scotland,Edinburgh, UK.AbstractPurpose –Recent changes affecting state pension age, and earlier diagnosis, will result in more people ......
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