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The Benefits Agency was formerly the main administrative body within the UK Department for Work and Pensions, responsible for ascertaining the entitlement of individuals to State pension benefits and for making such pension benefit payments.   
The Benefits Agency was formerly the main administrative body within the UK Department for Work and Pensions, responsible for ascertaining the entitlement of individuals to State pension benefits and for making such pension benefit payments.   


The Benefits Agency subsequently merged with the Employment Service to form Jobcentre Plus which deals with social benefits and job search facilities. 


Responsibilities for pensions were transferred to the Pension Service.
== See also ==
* [[Department for Work and Pensions]]
* [[State Pension]]


Jobcentre Plus, the Pension Service together with the Child Support Agency and Child Maintenance Service form the agencies of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).


==External link==
[https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions UK government Department for Work and Pensions]


== See also ==
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
* [[Basic State Pension]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]

Latest revision as of 21:14, 2 October 2023

Pensions - UK.

The Benefits Agency was formerly the main administrative body within the UK Department for Work and Pensions, responsible for ascertaining the entitlement of individuals to State pension benefits and for making such pension benefit payments.


See also


External link

UK government Department for Work and Pensions