Budget

[Murdochcat]

If you work hard for 40 years, supporting all and sundry through your taxes, I think it's reasonable to expect a pension that will pay your heating bills; especially when your taxes have been spunked on hotel accommodation for illegal immigrants, flat screen TVs and marijuana.

I paid full NI for 46 years but won’t get a Penny more in my state pension than somebody who’s signed on for 30 years.

And I’ve paid a lot of tax and NI over my working life and had almost nothing paid to me by the state over the same period too.

 

[Murdochcat]

I expect the pupils parents are Reform voters…..the leader enjoys inflicting verbal racial abuse and encouraging thugs to riot.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

I paid full NI for 46 years but won’t get a Penny more in my state pension than somebody who’s signed on for 30 years.

And I’ve paid a lot of tax and NI over my working life and had almost nothing paid to me by the state over the same period too.

Still entitled to your pension though

 

[Murdochcat]

Still entitled to your pension though

And why shouldn’t I be?

 

[motorbiking]

I paid full NI for 46 years but won’t get a Penny more in my state pension than somebody who’s signed on for 30 years.

And I’ve paid a lot of tax and NI over my working life and had almost nothing paid to me by the state over the same period too.

I always felt it unfair that someone can contribute f*all and get full pension and another person can pay 100s of thousands in tax over a shorter career and come up short.

I quite like the French system, where it’s based on you salary.

 

[Koolpc]

My pension is linked to the BDH fund...guaranteed payout no matter what...

 

[carmanmemoranda]

And why shouldn’t I be?

I agree that you should.

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

Labour are utterly desperate for votes, they know their days are numbered.

Their one and only slight chance of clinging onto power the next time is if every leeching benefits parasite AND every muslim votes for them.

So don't expect any fairness in how the benefits system works OR an actual enquiry into the massive criminal gangs any time ever from them.

 

[Mottie]

I paid full NI for 46 years but won’t get a Penny more in my state pension than somebody who’s signed on for 30 years.

And I’ve paid a lot of tax and NI over my working life and had almost nothing paid to me by the state over the same period too.

I thought it was 35 years of contributions to get the full whack?

What I can’t understand (if I’ve got this right) is that if you pay less NI, you go onto pension credit which tops it up. Then, while on that, it opens a whole new world of 'benefits'. Have I got that right?

 

[Notch7]

What I can’t understand (if I’ve got this right) is that if you pay less NI, you go onto pension credit which tops it up. Then, while on that, it opens a whole new world of 'benefits'. Have I got that right?

So you don’t understand that pensioner who doesn’t qualify for the full state pension gets it topped up so they don’t starve.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

So you don’t understand that pensioner who doesn’t qualify for the full state pension gets it topped up so they don’t starve.

Its almost like a pension is a luxury allowance.

Not something that many (probably a majority, if not a significant number) NEED, to live on, after a lifetime of working and paying their way

 

[danfre]

Pensioner's on pension credit get more than someone on normal state pension. Last year WFA.
I know of someone in LA housing who pays no council tax, rent is £14.00 a fortnight and has just got £150.00 towards energy cost.
It's a kick in the teeth for people who have always worked and paid tax and NI

 

[pete01]

Pensioner's on pension credit get more than someone on normal state pension. Last year WFA.
I know of someone in LA housing who pays no council tax, rent is £14.00 a fortnight and has just got £150.00 towards energy cost.
It's a kick in the teeth for people who have always worked and paid tax and NI

Makes you think you'd be better off not working, but for people who have always worked and watched their parents work it's never going to happen.

You definitely feel better while working, when the weekend comes you feel like you deserve it, the weeks been an achievement.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Pensioner's on pension credit get more than someone on normal state pension. Last year WFA.
I know of someone in LA housing who pays no council tax, rent is £14.00 a fortnight and has just got £150.00 towards energy cost.
It's a kick in the teeth for people who have always worked and paid tax and NI

Of all the people that I know that get benefits, none of them have the life that I want.

I do accept, many working people get benefits, like tax credits etc, but they still seem to struggle to live well

Life of luxury? I don't think so, but a lot of jealousy, inspired by? The right wing media mostly

 

[pete01]

I pass through a rough council estate on my way home from work at 4 o'clock, you get women walking about in dressing gowns and slippers OMG