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A situation is highlighted the discrepancy between the old State Pension and the new State Pension, with the latter paying £185.15 a week, or £9,627.80 a year.
A Person said: “The real issue is having two rates of State Pension. The result is that those who have paid in most get less pension.”
Worse, the lower basic State Pension is paid to older people. "[They] are more susceptible to the cold and have higher medical and care costs. Yet they get far less.”
A poster in mainstream paper Quote:- she is 77 and paid income tax for 60 years and National Insurance for 47 years, yet gets less State Pension than someone who has made 35 years of NI contributions to the new State Pension. “This has to stop. We need fair state pensions for everyone.”
A Person said: “The real issue is having two rates of State Pension. The result is that those who have paid in most get less pension.”
Worse, the lower basic State Pension is paid to older people. "[They] are more susceptible to the cold and have higher medical and care costs. Yet they get far less.”
A poster in mainstream paper Quote:- she is 77 and paid income tax for 60 years and National Insurance for 47 years, yet gets less State Pension than someone who has made 35 years of NI contributions to the new State Pension. “This has to stop. We need fair state pensions for everyone.”