8.5% rise for the middle aged today.

[Returnofrros]

No bad, no bad at all.

I think their season tics shud be even cheaper 😄

[eric_sinclair]

Couple of extra quid for golf balls.

[Returnofrros]

Oooft more than that.

Good work if you can get it

[eric_sinclair]

Oooft more than that.

Good work if you can get it

£15/£16 a week?

[Returnofrros]

Nearly £1,000 per annum.

And yet ridiculous difference in season ticks remain.

[islaydarkblue]

No bad, no bad at all.

I think their season tics shud be even cheaper ��

However the personal allowance has remained frozen which means that pensioners who have company pension or personal pension pay more tax on it.

[Deeranged]

I'll only get around an extra £500 on my RAF pension - about £40 per month. I'll then pay 45% tax on it so it'll be worth around £300 PA in real terms.

Not even enough to buy a season ticket for Dens - this government needs taken to task over how they treat us brave ex-servicemen and women who have given so much for the people of this country. Maybe they could do a deal with football clubs to mitigate pension increases against the cost of a season ticket? I'd gladly forego this paltry increase for a free season ticket.

[eric_sinclair]

The pension system is a bit of a joke and have just reached the age where you can access some pensions I have.Not the easiest thing to navigate,seems they make it complicated to try and baffle fowk.

[islaydarkblue]

The pension system is a bit of a joke and have just reached the age where you can access some pensions I have.Not the easiest thing to navigate,seems they make it complicated to try and baffle fowk.

I assumed that shortly before they reach the age for accessing their pension contact their pension administrators to notify them that they wish to receive their pension.
People receive a letter from the DWP several months before they are due to reach the age for qualifying to receive their state pension.

[davydook]

However the personal allowance has remained frozen which means that pensioners who have company pension or personal pension pay more tax on it.

I've got a small pension with NHS, they sent me a letter saying increase of 6.7% on April 8, I'm now actually worse off by £28 per month due to the tax on this pension alone.