#state pension

[ratantics]

Eventually someone is gonna have to take one for the team and scrap the triple lock.

It would kill their chances of winning the next general election but they would be remembered as heroes for putting country before party.

Or a certain someone could just go full scorched earth and scrap the thing now since neither he or his party will be sticking around for much longer.

It'd be like a reverse Brexit.

Instead of fucking everyone else over to try and help yourself you'll be fucking yourself over to try and help everyone else.

At least try and do something good with what little time you have left in government.

[ukimmigrationmatters]

UK state pension age rises to 66 and will eventually reach 68 or even 70...

[peacemore-springs]

Police vs State

Police officer

Retires after ~ 30 years

Final salary or CARE average earnings

Pension often lands somewhere around £18,000–£25,000 per year (sometimes more)

State Pension

Full rate is roughly in the £10,000–£11,000 per year range (depending on the year)

Difference

That puts the police pension at roughly 2× to 3× the State Pension in many real cases — and 4× or more for higher‑rank officers or those with long service.

[towerblockers]

State Pension: Everything About State Pension

State Pension is a regular payment from the UK government to people who’ve reached State Pension age, based on their National Insurance (NI) contributions or credits over their working life. It’s a cornerstone of retirement income, managed by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and available across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Here’s everything you need to know about…

State Pension: Everything About State Pension

[newssite2525]

Take the state pension away from rich retirees, says think tank

Over-65s own over a third of the country’s wealth, which is four times the level of those aged under 34. One in four pensioners live in millionaire households but are still entitled to the full state pension of £204 a week from next April. The report added: “The state pension is effectively a universal benefit, funded out of general taxation and applied to almost all pensioners. “Most other…

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