Glossary and Definitions

Scheme Terms

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There are currently 3 names in this directory beginning with the letter S.
S2P
State Second Pension. The earnings-related element of the state pension scheme that replaced the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme (SERPS), designed to enhance the basic state pension.

Scheme booklet
A booklet for members that should set out clearly the benefits offered by a pension scheme and how the scheme is run. The scheme booklet is given to all members of the scheme when they join.

Spouse
In relation to any individual scheme member, his or her wife or husband in a legally binding marriage, or, if applicable, his or her widow or widower; this is not meant to refer to a "common law" partner. A spouse shall, for the purposes of the scheme, include the civil partner of an individual (except where otherwise stated), and any reference to marriage or equivalent shall be said to include civil partnerships.