State benefits
this month I was sixty. I requested a pension forecast and what is truly shocking is that I have to wait another five years before I collect my state pension. In the meantime something which I have previously ignored suddenly hit me.
This is that a person who was born after me, namely 6 April 1950, a whole year after me, receives their pension next year. Now this is not fair, it is not equal, and I think that any fair minded person would agree that I have probably paid more in national insurance during my working life than many other people. Why does an individual get their pension four years before me, though born one year after? Because they are a woman. This is not good enough, the pension should be equalised in the forthcoming budget for all.
What I will say is that I am not even entitled to pension credit because my pension from a previous employer is too large. What was the point in saving. I also cannot get any unemployment benefit because my earnings, from my pension, are deemed to be too high. So, do i get anything from all my contributions to any state benefits, no.
This is that a person who was born after me, namely 6 April 1950, a whole year after me, receives their pension next year. Now this is not fair, it is not equal, and I think that any fair minded person would agree that I have probably paid more in national insurance during my working life than many other people. Why does an individual get their pension four years before me, though born one year after? Because they are a woman. This is not good enough, the pension should be equalised in the forthcoming budget for all.
What I will say is that I am not even entitled to pension credit because my pension from a previous employer is too large. What was the point in saving. I also cannot get any unemployment benefit because my earnings, from my pension, are deemed to be too high. So, do i get anything from all my contributions to any state benefits, no.
posted by Catch22 at 2:15 AM
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