theretiree
English expat in Canada
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About me
English, Married with children
Speaks English
Registration: 19 December 2016
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Information on 'Frozen' British State (Old Age) Pensions by PhilCo58
For those contemplating a move to Colombia, and who are either in receipt, or will receive a UK State Pension, please be aware that the UK is the only country that discriminates against it's Pensioners, depending on where they ...
Dear Hugh, The majority of frozen pensioners talk as one voice via the International Consortium of British Pensioners (ICBP) - pensionjustice.org). The ICBP liaise with the All Party Parliamentary Group for Frozen British Pensions (APPG) - ... Read More
Information on 'Frozen' British State (Old Age) Pensions by PhilCo58
For those contemplating a move to Colombia, and who are either in receipt, or will receive a UK State Pension, please be aware that the UK is the only country that discriminates against it's Pensioners, depending on where they ...
It is like saying that people living in the North of England should get the annual state pension increase and those in the South shouldn’t, so, if you move from the North of England to the South, you will lose the annual increase. One of our ... Read More
Information on 'Frozen' British State (Old Age) Pensions by PhilCo58
For those contemplating a move to Colombia, and who are either in receipt, or will receive a UK State Pension, please be aware that the UK is the only country that discriminates against it's Pensioners, depending on where they ...
Phil, Thank you for highlighting the problem. The £113 has now grown to £125, so, you can see that the gap is widening all the time. A pensioner who retired to Canada (which is also a frozen country) in 1998 on £67 per week has received over ... Read More
What to expect when moving to Canada by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Is there anything you wish you had known before moving to Canada? For example, transportation, internet speeds, types of housing, aspects of the culture or social life. In your opinion, what's the most important thing to know ...
What the UK government didn't tell me (that would have been useful for someone approaching retirement) is that once you start drawing your UK state Pension in Canada, you do not receive the annual increase, in fact your UK state pension is frozen ... Read More