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On 17
May 1993, the then Minister in charge of Social Security, revealed
to the UK
Parliament the different instances of discrimination on the
grounds of gender for social security benefit purposes; and
to what extent each instance of discrimination between men
and women is linked to the difference in
retirement ages:
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Issue
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Women
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Men
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INFO
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Maximum
age for receipt
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Age
65
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Age
70
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Age
at which benefit rate changes
to retirement pension basis
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Age
60
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Age
65
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Issue
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Women
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Men
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INFO
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Maximum
age for receipt
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Age
65
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Age
70
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Age
at which benefit rate changes
to retirement pension basis
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Age
60
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Age
65
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Issue
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Women
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Men
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INFO
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Maximum
age for receipt
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Age
65
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Age
70
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Age
at which benefit rate changes
to retirement pension basis
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Age
60
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Age
65
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INVALIDITY
ALLOWANCE AND INVALIDITY ADDITION TO RETIREMENT PENSION
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Issue
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Women
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Men
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INFO
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Maximum age
for onset of incapacity for acquiring entitlement to lower
rate
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Age
55
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Below
Age 60
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STATE
MATERNITY ALLOWANCE, STATUTORY MATERNITY PAY, SOCIAL FUND
PAYMENTS TO MEET MATERNITY EXPENSES
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Issue
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Women
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Men
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INFO
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Condition
of Entitlement
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Entitlement
where statutory conditions satisfied
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No entitlement in respect
of paternity
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WIDOWS
PAYMENT, WIDOWED MOTHERS ALLOWANCE, WIDOWS PENSION
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Issue
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Women
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Men
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INFO
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Condition
of Entitlement
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Entitlement
where statutory conditions satisfied
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No
entitlement in respect of widowers
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RETIREMENT
PENSION -CATEGORRY A
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Issue
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Women
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Men
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INFO
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Minimum
age of Entitlement
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Age
60
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Age
65
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age until which anindividual may defer pension to receive increments |
Age
60
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Age
65
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| Working
life for calculation of pension rate |
44 years |
49
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RETIREMENT
PENSION -CATEGORRY B
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Issue
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Women
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Men
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INFO
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Condition
of Entitlement
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(i)
Married at 60 to husband who
is entitled to category A Retirement
Pension, or
(ii) Married after age 60 to husband
who is entitled to Category A Retirement pension, or
(iii) Widowed after age 60 and late
husband satisfied contribution condition for Category A Retirement pension, or
(iv) Widowed before aged 60 and entitled to Widow's Pensions in
consequence of late husband's death
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widowed
over 65, late wife was over 60 when she died and satisfied
conditions for Category A Retirement Pension
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GRADUATED
RETIREMENT BENEFIT
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Issue
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Women
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Men
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INFO
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Minimum
age of Entitlement
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Age
60
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Age
65
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Amount
of Graduated Contributions paid to obtain one Graduated Retirement
Benefit Unit
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£9-00
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£7-50
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Issue
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Women
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Men
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INFO
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Upper
age for establishing entitlement
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Age
60
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Age
65
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Age
at which payment can continue if the normal rules are no
longer satisfied
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Age
65
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Age
70
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Issue
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Women
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Men
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INFO
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Upper
age for establishing entitlement
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Age
60
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Age
65
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Age
at which payment can continue if the normal rules are no
longer satisfied
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Age
65
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Age
70
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REDUCED
EARNINGS ALLOWANCE (NOT PAYABLE IN RCSPECT OF INDUSTRIAL
INJURIES ON AND FROM I OCTOBER 1990)
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Issue
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Women
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Men
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INFO
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Transfer
to Retirement Allowance, if claimant has given up regular employment
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Age
60
(except women 60 and over on 10 April 1989)
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Age 65
(except men 65 and over on 10 April 1989)
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INCOME
OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND SICKNESS BENEFIT FOR CHILD DEPENDANT
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Issue
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Women
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Men
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INFO
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Claimant's
age for entitlement
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Age
60-65
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Age
65-70
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INCOME
OF CATEGORY A RETIREMENT PENSION FOR ADULT DEPENDANT
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Issue
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Women
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Men
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INFO
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Entitlement
for spouse where
pensioner residing with spouse on contributing to maintenance
of spouse subject to earnings maximum
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Increase
for husband only if pensioner was entitled to an increase of
Unemployment, Sickness or Invalidity Benefit immediately before
commencement of Retirement Pension Entitlement |
No additional
condition for increase for wife
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Issue
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Women
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Men
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INFO
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Priority
of Title
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Wife
or Mother has priority over Husband or Father
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Issue
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Women
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Men
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INFO
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Priority
of Title
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Wife
or Mother has priority over Husband or Father
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INCOME
SUPPORT, HOUSING BENEFIT, COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT
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Issue
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Women
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Men
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INFO
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Higher
Pensioner Premium
dependent upon Entitlemenl to Invalidity Benefit or Severe Disablement
Allowance
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Subject
to conditions for Entitlement
to these Benefits
(see above)
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Carer
Premium dependent upon Entitlement or underlying Entitlemenl
to Invalid Care Allowance
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Subject to conditions for
Entitlement to Invalid Care Allowance (see above)
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Issue
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Women
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Men
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INFO
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Payability
between ages 60 and 65 for claimants with no other income
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Paid in advance
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Paid
in arrears
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Disentitlement
to students on full-time course of study
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Disentitlement ceases at
age
60
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Disentitlement
ceases at
age 65
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Note
*1) Following the Court of Appeal's decision in Thomas and others the
Secretary of
State appealed to the House of Lords. A doubt existed as to the Secretary
of State's power to suspend benefit. It was conceded that until a final
decision was made on the cases, women claimants should be paid Severe Disablement
Allowance and Invalid Care Allowance on the same basis as men. The European
Court has now ruled on the substantive issues and has remitted the case
back to the House of Lords for final determination. |
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