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  "title": "The State Pension Regulations 2015",
  "short_title": "State Pension 2015",
  "long_title": "The Pensions Act 2014 (c.19) (“the 2014 Act”) creates a new state pension for people reaching pensionable age on or after 6th April 2016 (see Part 1 of that Act). It replaces the existing state pension. These Regulations set out some of the detailed rules relating to the new state pension.",
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