State pensions
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There are two types of State pension
1The Basic State Pension
This is paid at a set rate by the State, provided you have made a sufficient
National Insurance contribution throughout your working life.
Most people will qualify, although there are of course various conditions surrounding this.
2The State Second Pension
This applies to employees who have earnings above a certain amount and have paid the
appropriate National Insurance Contributions on these earnings. They will be entitled to an
additional State pension, known as the State Second Pension and prior to April 2002, was known as the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme (SERPS).