UK expats lose pension freeze appeal
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My apologies about the infinite house price rises. I was wrong about that.
However most of your posts are about the wonders of Australia eg No charge today -re dentistry.
Your tirade about the pension ruling is hillarious ie ;it does not have the usual smugness of your normal offerings.
I said it before,it is unfair,but I don't think Australia really matters to anyone in the Northern hemisphere.It is a big goldfish bowl.
Oh! I'm not bitter at all-I just don't like living in Australia.
You're not getting the wonga and you're pissed off.
Tough luck old chap
However most of your posts are about the wonders of Australia eg No charge today -re dentistry.
Your tirade about the pension ruling is hillarious ie ;it does not have the usual smugness of your normal offerings.
I said it before,it is unfair,but I don't think Australia really matters to anyone in the Northern hemisphere.It is a big goldfish bowl.
Oh! I'm not bitter at all-I just don't like living in Australia.
You're not getting the wonga and you're pissed off.
Tough luck old chap
And Canada is in the Northern hemisphere, or have you missed that point.
You mentioned "No charge today -re dentistry." Are you attempting to say that I have said that Dentistry is free in Australia ? It isn't, except in the cases that were mentioned in the thread about it the other day.
And as for me being "pissed off", in your words. You are a tad wrong. I am not eligible for any aged pension.
What makes you think I would be "pissed off" ?
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Perhaps all the expat pensioners should go back to the UK.
Then they could start paying UK taxes again.
And get all their healthcare on the NHS.
Would the average pensioner's healthcare cost the UK more or less than indexing pensions for expats?
By deferring claiming the UK pension you can accumulate a lump sum, which includes the cost of living increase every year until you claim that lump sum and take the pension. The pension paid is at the increased rate when you do claim (not the rate when you deferred). Perhaps this is just too complicated for the DWP to freeze for expats.
http://www.ohe.org/page/knowledge/sc...x/nhs_cost.cfm
Then they could start paying UK taxes again.
And get all their healthcare on the NHS.
Would the average pensioner's healthcare cost the UK more or less than indexing pensions for expats?
By deferring claiming the UK pension you can accumulate a lump sum, which includes the cost of living increase every year until you claim that lump sum and take the pension. The pension paid is at the increased rate when you do claim (not the rate when you deferred). Perhaps this is just too complicated for the DWP to freeze for expats.
http://www.ohe.org/page/knowledge/sc...x/nhs_cost.cfm
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Re: UK expats lose pension freeze appeal
Or they could just move to the USA, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Turkey, or Barbados... hmmm that last one sounds OK
460,000 Expats don't get it.
390,000 Expats do get it.
10,040,000 British residents in UK do get it.
That is the main point for most people. Why do half of the Expats get it, but half don't ?
But no one is answering that bit, some just want to argue that it is all about Australia, even though it isn't. Those in Canada and South Africa don't get the increases either.
460,000 Expats don't get it.
390,000 Expats do get it.
10,040,000 British residents in UK do get it.
That is the main point for most people. Why do half of the Expats get it, but half don't ?
But no one is answering that bit, some just want to argue that it is all about Australia, even though it isn't. Those in Canada and South Africa don't get the increases either.
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Re: UK expats lose pension freeze appeal
I always assumed that when you emigrated you couldnt claim it so this thread has surprised me that some people are still paying UK NI from Australia...
edit: just read up that if you have paid UK NI for 11 years you can claim a reduced UK pension so I could still claim some UK pension from Australia even though I stopped paying NI on emigrating
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The ukopians don't like any suggestions that things may be less than perfect in the UK. Sod having a point; just take down anyone who has the temerity to think differently.
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Perhaps all the expat pensioners should go back to the UK.
Then they could start paying UK taxes again.
And get all their healthcare on the NHS.
Would the average pensioner's healthcare cost the UK more or less than indexing pensions for expats?
By deferring claiming the UK pension you can accumulate a lump sum, which includes the cost of living increase every year until you claim that lump sum and take the pension. The pension paid is at the increased rate when you do claim (not the rate when you deferred). Perhaps this is just too complicated for the DWP to freeze for expats.
http://www.ohe.org/page/knowledge/sc...x/nhs_cost.cfm
Then they could start paying UK taxes again.
And get all their healthcare on the NHS.
Would the average pensioner's healthcare cost the UK more or less than indexing pensions for expats?
By deferring claiming the UK pension you can accumulate a lump sum, which includes the cost of living increase every year until you claim that lump sum and take the pension. The pension paid is at the increased rate when you do claim (not the rate when you deferred). Perhaps this is just too complicated for the DWP to freeze for expats.
http://www.ohe.org/page/knowledge/sc...x/nhs_cost.cfm
Whilst not wanting to comment on your first remark, your last para is interesting.
I seriously considered deferring my claim for the state pension when I reached 65 (last month!) in order to get a higher pension at a later date...but then I thought "what good is a higher pension if I die before I get it!!" and rejected the idea!
Perhaps the UK government think that way too?
Jim
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You learn something every day! I wasn't aware of this particular ruling - not that it affects me!
Digressing - we drove the road over the hill from Berry to Kangaroo Valley a few weeks ago. First time we have done this for some years and its just as hairy as ever - especially with the setting sun in your face
Jim
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Am I right in thinking that if you leave the UK and dont keep up NI contributions you lose the right to claim UK state pension?
I always assumed that when you emigrated you couldnt claim it so this thread has surprised me that some people are still paying UK NI from Australia...
edit: just read up that if you have paid UK NI for 11 years you can claim a reduced UK pension so I could still claim some UK pension from Australia even though I stopped paying NI on emigrating
I always assumed that when you emigrated you couldnt claim it so this thread has surprised me that some people are still paying UK NI from Australia...
edit: just read up that if you have paid UK NI for 11 years you can claim a reduced UK pension so I could still claim some UK pension from Australia even though I stopped paying NI on emigrating
The 11 years rule has gone. It is now 1 year. And the requirement for a full pension has dropped from 44 years down to 30. But at the same time the pension age is being raised and the second state pension is being capped.
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Re: UK expats lose pension freeze appeal
Hi
Whilst not wanting to comment on your first remark, your last para is interesting.
I seriously considered deferring my claim for the state pension when I reached 65 (last month!) in order to get a higher pension at a later date...but then I thought "what good is a higher pension if I die before I get it!!" and rejected the idea!
Perhaps the UK government think that way too?
Jim
Whilst not wanting to comment on your first remark, your last para is interesting.
I seriously considered deferring my claim for the state pension when I reached 65 (last month!) in order to get a higher pension at a later date...but then I thought "what good is a higher pension if I die before I get it!!" and rejected the idea!
Perhaps the UK government think that way too?
Jim
However if you think you'll live more than about years longer than expected then you're onto a winner.
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I did the calculations on the deferred pension and if you work off the same life expectancy then it's a winner for the government and not the person doing the deferral.
However if you think you'll live more than about years longer than expected then you're onto a winner.
However if you think you'll live more than about years longer than expected then you're onto a winner.
Have you missed a figure from your last sentence !
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Re: UK expats lose pension freeze appeal
You can still claim it if you stop paying but you will probably get a fraction of it depending on how much you've paid in. So if you've paid 20 years of contributions you will get 2/3rds of the full pension.
The 11 years rule has gone. It is now 1 year. And the requirement for a full pension has dropped from 44 years down to 30. But at the same time the pension age is being raised and the second state pension is being capped.
The 11 years rule has gone. It is now 1 year. And the requirement for a full pension has dropped from 44 years down to 30. But at the same time the pension age is being raised and the second state pension is being capped.
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You call it a tirade to ask why some British Expats get the rises and some don't ?
And Canada is in the Northern hemisphere, or have you missed that point.
You mentioned "No charge today -re dentistry." Are you attempting to say that I have said that Dentistry is free in Australia ? It isn't, except in the cases that were mentioned in the thread about it the other day.
It seems you may be wrong about a few things...
And as for me being "pissed off", in your words. You are a tad wrong. I am not eligible for any aged pension.
What makes you think I would be "pissed off" ?
And Canada is in the Northern hemisphere, or have you missed that point.
You mentioned "No charge today -re dentistry." Are you attempting to say that I have said that Dentistry is free in Australia ? It isn't, except in the cases that were mentioned in the thread about it the other day.
It seems you may be wrong about a few things...
And as for me being "pissed off", in your words. You are a tad wrong. I am not eligible for any aged pension.
What makes you think I would be "pissed off" ?
You appear to be pissed off. Quite rightly so.
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An article on This is Money this week estimates that 4million ex-pat pensioners (not sure where they get this figure from...) are planning on returning to the UK because of the devaluation of the pound.
Okay I know we should all plan for the best and worst in currency but who would have guess the pound would fall so much against the A$ and the Euro. I got E1.60 odd to the pound first time I went to Spain a few years ago and last year I was having to do 1:1. Nothing had gone up over there and things are still cheap against the UK prices but it just seemed so much more expensive so I can understand some pensioners are struggling. Same here....in the time we applied for our Visa to getting out here and in the 3 years we've been here things have just gone up so much. You can only plan for so much. I don't suppose anyone on here could have envisaged a 1.60 rate!
So it would be cheaper for the UK Gov to give the Aussie pensioners the rise than everyone go back and drain the system. Maybe everyone should do it just to annoy the Gov!
Okay I know we should all plan for the best and worst in currency but who would have guess the pound would fall so much against the A$ and the Euro. I got E1.60 odd to the pound first time I went to Spain a few years ago and last year I was having to do 1:1. Nothing had gone up over there and things are still cheap against the UK prices but it just seemed so much more expensive so I can understand some pensioners are struggling. Same here....in the time we applied for our Visa to getting out here and in the 3 years we've been here things have just gone up so much. You can only plan for so much. I don't suppose anyone on here could have envisaged a 1.60 rate!
So it would be cheaper for the UK Gov to give the Aussie pensioners the rise than everyone go back and drain the system. Maybe everyone should do it just to annoy the Gov!