The Lifetime Labour Market Database Tabulation Tool provides the latest estimates on people who have paid National Insurance contributions since 1978/79 and information on membership of contracted out pension schemes and SERPS/S2P membership since the introduction of contracted out schemes in 1978/79 published by DWP.The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 15 December 2010.
The key points from the latest release are:
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In 2009/10 there were 28.4 million people making National Insurance contributions.
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Statistics on people who will qualify for state pension under post Pension Reform Act 2007 rules are now published here. Compared to pre Pension Reform Act 2007 rules this shows a greater proportion of people qualifying for a higher percentage of state pension.
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26.4 million people had some form of second tier pension cover in 2009/10.
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23 million people were covered under the State Second Pension in 2009/10.
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Please note: As the 2009/10 tax year figure is provisional it is likely that highlighted figures will be surpassed as additional returns are incorporated, continuing the upward trend since the mid 1990s.
To view the full release please click on the link at the end of this release.
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