retirement pension

British

noun

a pension given to a person who has retired from regular employment, whether paid by the state, arising from the person's former employment, or the product of investment in a personal or stakeholder pension scheme

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Through all this she has had another battle on her hands: trying to access her ill health retirement pension from her former employer, the HMRC.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

When you retire, your hazard pay doesn’t count for your retirement pension.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2024

South Korea's rising life expectancy and weaker social safety net, such as retirement pension, have attributed to workers' demand to raise the retirement age, according to experts.

From Reuters • Aug. 25, 2023

Karren Hill worked as a bus driver for Community Transit for over 40 years and retired in July, thanks to her retirement pension.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2022

But we have never been able to get any retirement pension.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 7 by Work Projects Administration

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