Labour to abolish the old age pension

[johnofgwent]

My pal who is 68 hat a bugger of a time getting his. Endless lies and obfuscation.

His wife died before hers was sorted. Whether this means her estate did not receive the payout she should have received in life I don't know.

[patman post]

It is wise to claim the State Pension within three months of it being due, or it is likely you will not get it automatically.

An uncle continued working full time and not claiming his state pension until he was 76, this is how it worked for him...

You do not get your State Pension automatically - you have to claim it. You should get a letter no later than 2 months before you reach State Pension age, telling you what to do.
You can either claim your State Pension or delay (defer) claiming it.
If you want to defer, you do not have to do anything. Your pension will automatically be deferred until you claim it.
Deferring your State Pension could increase the payments you get when you decide to claim it. Any extra payments you get from deferring could be taxed.

https://www.gov.uk/deferring-state-pension

[Borchester]

Mine is paid every four weeks.

I was surprised at how painless the whole business was. I rang up and the lass asked if I wanted it monthly or every28 days. Apparently hers was paid every four weeks which meant that she got paid twice in December, which together with the coal allowance, meant an extra Merry Christmas. Sounds good to me I said, and that was about it.

It was not a bad job and no one died of overwork at HMRC, but I was going in three days a week and that meant getting out of bed so I thought sod it, time to make room for someone who has nothing better to do with his life.

 

[papasmurf]

I believe Im right in saying that you have to claim it now anyway . 

It is wise to claim the State Pension within three months of it being due, or it is likely you will not get it automatically.

[Nick]

I believe Im right in saying that you have to claim it now anyway . Abolishing it will mean how much you get after retirement will be means tested .

Pensions are a ticking timebomb that will be unafordable in the future , people will either have to pay more into pension schemes , pay more tax and work longer . It wasn't designed to be someones income for over 20 years or in the case of the public sector where you can with good health recieve a pension for as many years as you actually worked . Whoever thought that  was a good idea was nuts

Like I said months ago on here when Barry was spouting off about breaking the triple lock, people either have to pay more, pay for longer or be euthanised at a certain age. There are no other choices as people live longer. 

[Streetwalker]

I believe Im right in saying that you have to claim it now anyway . Abolishing it will mean how much you get after retirement will be means tested .

Pensions are a ticking timebomb that will be unafordable in the future , people will either have to pay more into pension schemes , pay more tax and work longer . It wasn't designed to be someones income for over 20 years or in the case of the public sector where you can with good health recieve a pension for as many years as you actually worked . Whoever thought that  was a good idea was nuts 

[Nick]

You never know what depths the Tories will stoop too Pappy.

Maybe they will try the idea out in Cornwall ?

Tories? Your OP says it's Labour planning this. 

[Borchester]

There is no intention from any political party to abolish the old age pension. The thread header is a scurrilous lie.

You never know what depths the Tories will stoop too Pappy.

Maybe they will try the idea out in Cornwall ?

[papasmurf]

There is no intention from any political party to abolish the old age pension. The thread header is a scurrilous lie.

[Borchester]

Not altogether unreasonable — but when did the Guardian formulate Labour's future policies...

The Guardian does not formulate anything but the Labour party likes to use it to float its more controversial ideas. Bit like the Tories trying out the Poll tax in Scotland

[patman post]

Not altogether unreasonable — but when did the Guardian formulate Labour's future policies...

[Borchester]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/26/britain-rich-pensioners-state-pension-age-68-poor?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1674744544