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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Vicky Shaw

Inheritance rule helping more than two million people to boost state pension

More than half a million people are boosting their state pension by over £5,000 annually through inheritance, according to figures obtained by a pension provider.

A freedom of information (FOI) request by pensions mutual Royal London indicated that in the tax year 2023/24 more than two million pensioners (around 2,027,440) received a payment from an inherited state earnings-related pension scheme (Serps).

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