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I want to see pension parity for all expat British pensioners, regardless of where they live.
Bob R.
started this petition to
British Pensions Minister Steve Webb
More than half-a-million expat British pensioners living in 120 countries around the
world, including British Commonwealth nations, are denied parity in basic
pension payments granted to pensioners living in every other part of the world.
Their pensions are "frozen" at the same amount received on the first
payment. As an example of this disparity an expat pensioner living in Canada
will have his pension frozen. If he lived across the border in USA he would
enjoy yearly incremental increases. If people presently living in the UK are
planning to spend their pension years with family in foreign lands such as
Australia, New Zealand or South Africa for example, they need to be made aware of
the discriminatory actions that will be taken against them, and be advised to pressure
their local MPs to protect the intended benefits of their future pensions.
Discrimination against selective pensioners, who, like all other British
taxpayers contributed to social security, is indefensible and should be
challenged as vigorously as possible. Pensions Minister Steve Webb opposed this
discrimination while he was in opposition to the Labour Party must be taken to
task for his unacceptable turn-about now that he is empowered to do the
honourable thing but is refusing to do so.
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