Catalogue description Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance and successors: Graduated Pension Scheme, Registered files (PZ Series)

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Reference: PIN 68
Title: Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance and successors: Graduated Pension Scheme, Registered files (PZ Series)
Description:

This series contains files of the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance and successors relating to the introduction and administration of the Graduated Pension Scheme introduced under the National Insurance Act 1959.
Date: 1951-1983
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: PZ file series
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Department A, 1968-1969

Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Department B, 1968-1969

Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Department C, 1968-1969

Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Department D, 1968-1969

Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division A, 1969-1988

Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division B, 1969-1988

Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division C, 1969-1988

Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division D, 1969-1975

Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division K, 1969-1982

Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division L, 1972-1981

Ministry of National Insurance, Insurance Department A, 1948-1953

Ministry of National Insurance, Insurance Department B, 1948-1953

Ministry of National Insurance, Insurance Department C, 1948-1953

Ministry of National Insurance, Insurance Department D, 1949-1953

Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, Insurance Department A, 1953-1966

Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, Insurance Department B, 1953-1966

Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, Insurance Department C, 1953-1966

Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, Insurance Department D, 1965-1966

Ministry of Social Security, Insurance Department A, 1966-1968

Ministry of Social Security, Insurance Department B, 1966-1968

Ministry of Social Security, Insurance Department C, 1966-1969

Ministry of Social Security, Insurance Department D, 1966-1968
Physical description: 97 file(s)
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

from 2008 Department for Work and Pensions

from 1987 Department of Health and Social Security
Accruals: Series is not accruing.
Administrative / biographical background:

The National Insurance Act 1959 extended the existing flat-rate national insurance scheme by providing, for employed persons, a system of contributions graduated according to earnings, with related graduated additions to the retirement pension. Provision was made for members of approved occupational pension schemes providing equivalent pension rights to "contract out" of these arrangements.

  • Collection of graduated contributions began on 6 April 1961 through the Inland Revenue "Pay As You Earn" system. The flat-rate contributions then payable for employed persons were either:
  • "ordinary contributions", payable for employees not covered by a certificate of non-participation in the new scheme, or
  • "contracted-out contributions", of smaller amount, payable for employees who were covered by such a certificate.

The scheme was superseded by the broadly similar provisions of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975.

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