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  1. Wessa

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    So sorry to hear your bad news mate. I'm sure that with loads of experience you will hopefully find a job, that is if you want one....
     
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    Helmut Visor Only dead fish go with the flow
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    Reading some clarified Govt. guidelines on travelling.
    You can drive your car longer distances to somewhere of choice to exercise.
    Caveat is....you must spend more time exercising when you get there than the time you were driving, or put more simply, don’t drive somewhere then just sit on a bench.
    I suppose this would also apply to motorcycles?
    Ken.
     
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  4. Kenbro

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    Ya might not be a state pensioner then, if they keep advancing the retirement age!
    Ken.
     
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  6. Kenbro

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    My Wifey 68 now and had to wait until 62. Friend of hers with birthday in same year had to wait extra year.
    Ken.
    PS. Doubt they’ve reached their goal with retirement ages.
     
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    AF381DBD-3D4F-487A-8D6E-D50397242E6A.png This:
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  8. Wessa

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    Yep my wife got stuffed by the changes as well. Not an easy pill to take, but no way to do anything about.........
     
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    Are you Male, or. Female or other? :(;)
    Ken.
     
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    Once you let it go, the pension will never increase again:poop:. The 2% is the low end safeguard against thieving accountants :imp:and politicians:skull:. It should be tied to their salary increases :party::party:
     
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    Strange that. For a few years I thought the same, gov pension at 67. Then a couple of months ago had this discussion with a mate who was born in early 57 like me and I guess you and he said that we would get our gov pension at 66. Checked on the Gov site, BINGO 66 it is.
    It is also worth checking to make sure you have paid enough contributions to get the full wack. If short there is still time to make it up. I took semi-early retirement at 58 and all is good. Hopefully this is the link to check.:)
    https://www.gov.uk/check-national-insurance-record
     
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    Absolutely the case. Peeps should think on that having a go at current pensioners is counter productive, as any change now will have an impact on them/pensioners of the future....
     
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    I think the ultimate end result will be no state pension for anyone.
    Not sure, but I think all employees are now forced to pay into a pension scheme of some sort.
    The dossers will still get handouts under a different name.
    Ken.
     
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    I think you may well be right @Kenbro . But can't see this happening any time soon and not until they can get wages to a suitable level to provide a pension of a level to support low wage earners.
     
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    Not quite right. I think all employers have to offer a pension scheme to their employees but the employee doesn't have to sign up and can do their own thing, or do nothing.
     
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    I suppose, that some of the ones that choose to do nothing will eventually come under the ‘Dosser’ category.
    Ken.
     
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    Dosser being the polite word.
    I opted out being an ole git of 62 when my boss offered it to me last year. As I already get a descent pension care of Royal Mail and another one due at 65. Mrs Marky likes to refer to me as "the house dosser" on my days off though.:)
     
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    I was mainly referring to the ones like there are in society now, some of whom have never had a job, but still on the state payroll. :confused:.
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    It's compulsory for a workplace to have to offer a pension.
    https://www.gov.uk/employers-workplace-pensions-rules
     
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