£25 a week extra on my state pension

[Dalandius]

I think if you've only got 10k to your name when you retire then things won't be looking good. Having to beg the government for scraps is not going to be a great existence.

It is not begging, it is a right!!

 

[200sols]

It is not begging, it is a right!!

A right to live in poverty.

 

[Hagar]

Nearly 1m UK pensioners living in deprivation, official figures show

Separate report suggests number of people living in poverty aged between 60 and pension age has tripled under Tories

www.theguardian.com

 

[dlockers]

Nearly 1m UK pensioners living in deprivation, official figures show

Separate report suggests number of people living in poverty aged between 60 and pension age has tripled under Tories

www.theguardian.com

Should have planned ahead better.

 

[Uther]

Nearly 1m UK pensioners living in deprivation, official figures show

Separate report suggests number of people living in poverty aged between 60 and pension age has tripled under Tories

www.theguardian.com

You never know, maybe they'll stop voting for them.

 

[Hagar]

Actually in that article it is largely people who appear to have given up work before their entitlement to a state pension was due. So maybe a bit of lazyitis compounded by their savings being spent unwisely.

 

[bigmike20vt]

Actually in that article it is largely people who appear to have given up work before their entitlement to a state pension was due. So maybe a bit of lazyitis compounded by their savings being spent unwisely.

i have to admit, since starting work after uni my goal has always been to retire at 60 (earlier would be nice but not realistic for me). i do hope to make sure i have a strong enough bridge to take me through to my different pensions paying out however. (1 pays at 60 but this alone wont be enough, 1 at 65 and my state one at (hopefully) 68).

is that lazy? perhaps.......... but men on one side of my family do not have a good track record, and kick the bucket pretty young, so i am not counting my chickens on an old age. (the other side of the family does ok however so maybe i will go that way)

I am not ashamed to say i work to live........... i do not live to work.
It is one of the reasons i sort of have buyers remorse buying a nice car. it is fantastic dont get me wrong, but i could have kept my £4k dirty old diesel and the money i put in the car represents over a year of me not having to work.

 

[Hagar]

i have to admit, since starting work after uni my goal has always been to retire at 60 (earlier would be nice but not realistic for me). i do hope to make sure i have a strong enough bridge to take me through to my different pensions paying out however. (1 pays at 60 but this alone wont be enough, 1 at 65 and my state one at (hopefully) 68).

is that lazy? perhaps.......... but men on one side of my family do not have a good track record, and kick the bucket pretty young, so i am not counting my chickens on an old age. (the other side of the family does ok however so maybe i will go that way)

I am not ashamed to say i work to live........... i do not live to work.
It is one of the reasons i sort of have buyers remorse buying a nice car. it is fantastic dont get me wrong, but i could have kept my £4k dirty old diesel and the money i put in the car represents over a year of me not having to work.

Yes, I took one at 60 but I calculated that even paying 40% tax on it, the remainder was better in my pocket. I may gave been wrong but at 71 I have had eleven years of it now. Probably Putins war and knock on fuel prices and inflation did upset a few calculations of affordability to retire early but events need allowing for when making seismic decisions like giving up work.

 

[Richie]

Should have planned ahead better.