During my 48 years working life I paid Tax, N/ins, Graduated contributions, and Serps. This gives me a total state pension of £182 for my wife and I. If I had done none of the above I would get Pension Credit guaranteed £186 plus substantial help,often worth £75 per week for housing costs and council tax.Is that fair?
2007-02-22 03:26:41 · 6 answers · asked by Curly Top 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
Its not fair, the same applies to my parents, worked all their lives, paid into private pensions and ensured their contributions were spot on, and for what, they pay full council tax and receive a pittance of a pension from the state and the private ones are not much value either, certainly not the projected value they were told when they bought the policies, and then to be taxed again on their pensions, absolutely ridiculous. They have taken their pension fund managers to the FSA ombudsman, and nothing...they wait and wait, meanwhile my father seccumbs to Alzheimers and my mother has to be full time carer, saving the government even more money as she's far cheaper than a care home.
2007-02-22 03:34:35 · answer #1 · answered by SunnyDays 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO,no,no, it's b***** unfair! Like you I worked, paid my dues ,saved for the future and had no debts. Now I see that there is a proposal that I may have to pay £10 per month Bank Charges if I pay less than £1,500 into my account each month. Does this mean a Pension rise, I think not?
2007-02-22 11:47:16 · answer #2 · answered by 'er indoors 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely not fair ,i took ill health retirement at 53 due to cancer and get taxed on works pension and incapacity benefit .where as a guy next door is 30 never worked and gets incapacity benefit income support tax credit and mortgage relief after paying virtually nothing into the system .
you could have p-----d your money up against a wall and not saved for your retirement and be better off its simply unfair .excuse me but its my pet subject .
2007-02-22 11:39:00 · answer #3 · answered by dick19532003 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Typical of this country now. Ars**les who have never worked are given 'retirement' pensions and heaven knows what else. You do not surprise me in the slightest - however, you have your self respect, they will die as total ars**les.
2007-02-22 11:53:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That doesn't sound fair at all.
2007-02-22 11:32:46 · answer #5 · answered by Polo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AT LEAST IT BETTER THAN NO MORE GIVEN
2007-02-22 11:34:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋