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The Benefits Agency subsequently merged with the Employment Service to form Jobcentre Plus which deals with social benefits and job search facilities. | 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 which is an | Responsibilities for pensions were transferred to the Pension Service which is an agency of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Basic State Pension]] | * [[Basic State Pension]] | ||
Revision as of 15:51, 20 April 2013
Pensions. 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 which is an agency of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
