The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]
The state pension has changed
The State Pension has changed for people who reach State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016.
The new State Pension replaced the old basic and additional State Pension and brought an end to contracting out and the National Insurance rebate.
Anne Mare Campbell, head of human resources (acute and property and support services division), said: “The previous State Pension was made up of two parts, the basic State Pension and the additional State Pension.
“If you paid into a salary-related workplace pension you were likely to be contracted-out of the additional State Pension. This meant that NHS Lanarkshire and you paid National Insurance at a lower rate. The changes that were brought in in April mean that you will no longer receive the 1.4% National Insurance rebate and you will pay the standard rate of National Insurance.
“Most people who were previously contracted-out will be able to get more State Pension as a result of these changes than they would have under the previous system.”
More information about the new state pension and what is means for you is available on the following websites:
- New State Pension – www.gov.uk/new-state-pension
- National Insurance rates – www.gov.uk/national-insurance/national-insurance-contributions-how-much-you-pay
- workplace pensions – www.gov.uk/workplace-pensions/types-of-workplace-pensions
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