Seguridad Social Inglaterra

United Kingdom

United Kingdom
Exchange rate: US$1.00 equals 0.62 pounds (£).

15.5% of the self-employed person’s contribution is allocated to the National Health Service for medical benefits.
Employer: 12.8% of each employee’s earnings greater than

£110 a week (April 2010).

Old Age, Disability, and Survivors
Regulatory Framework
First laws: 1908 (old-age pension), 1911 (disabilityinsur-

1.9% of the employer’s contribution is allocated to the National Health Service for medical benefits. The employer’s contributions also finance sickness and maternity benefits, work injury benefits, and unemployment benefits.
Government: The total cost of means-tested allowances

ance), and 1925 (old-age and survivors’ insurance).

and other noncontributory benefits. Also pays atreasury grant to contributory programs for any deficit.

Current laws: 1992 (consolidated legislation), 1995 (pen-

sions), 1999 (welfare reform and pensions), 2000 (child support, pensions, and social security), 2002 (pension credit), 2004 (pensions), and 2007 (pensions).
Type of program: Social insurance and social assistance

Qualifying Conditions
Basic state retirement pension(flat-rate): Age 65 (men)

system.

or age 60 (women, rising gradually to age 65 from 2010 to 2020) with 30 years of paid or credited contributions (April 2010).

Coverage
Contributory benefits: Employed persons aged 16 to 65

(men) or aged 16 to 60 (women) with weekly earnings of £97 to £844 (April 2010).

The number of years needed for a full pension is reduced if the insured is caring for achild or an elderly or disabled relative. Credit is given for periods of time during which the insured received certain benefits (such as the incapacity benefit and job seeker’s allowance). Partial pension: A proportionately reduced pension is paid if the insured has at least one qualifying year of contributions (for people who reach state pension age on or after April 6, 2010) and is entitled toat least 25% of the full pension. Deferred pension: A deferred pension is paid. There is no age limit. Age addition: Aged 80 or older. The basic retirement pension is payable abroad, but is adjusted only if ordinarily residing in a European Union country or a country with a reciprocal agreement.
State second pension (SSP): Age 65 (men) or age 60

Self-employed persons aged 16 to 65 (men) or aged16 to 60 (women) with annual income of at least £5,075 are covered for all benefits except the state second pension, work injury benefits, and contributory job seeker’s allowance. Voluntary contributors are covered for the basic state retirement pension and survivor benefits only.
Employment and support allowance (incapacity benefit): All employed and self-employed who are not eligible

forstatutory sick pay; unemployed and nonemployed persons who satisfy contribution conditions.
Noncontributory benefits: All persons residing in the

United Kingdom.

Source of Funds
Insured person: 11% of weekly earnings from £110 to

£844 (April 2010); certain married women and widows contribute 4.85% of weekly earnings from £110 to £844 plus 1% of weekly earnings greater than £844. Voluntarycontributors pay a flat-rate of £12.05 a week. From the insured’s contributions, 2.05% on earnings from £110 to £844 a week and 1% over £844 is allocated to the National Health Service for medical benefits. The insured’s contributions also finance sickness and maternity benefits, work injury benefits, and unemployment benefits.
Self-employed person: A flat-rate of £2.40 a week if earn-(women, rising gradually to age 65 from 2010 to 2020). The SSP is paid in addition to the basic state pension. A person earning more than the lower earnings limit but less than £14,100 (April 2010) is treated for SSP purposes as if they had earnings of £14,100. The annual lower earnings limit is £5,044. The pension is payable abroad, but is adjusted only if ordinarily residing in a European Union...