agudbuk

Potion

12 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

I am not sure that the English (your words, not mine) own the union - rather, they are part of it. The sensible thing would be for them to seek to remove themselves from it, because, as I am sure you know, the UK consists of partners other than either England or Scotland. Do you propose to ignore their wishes? 

OK lets make it a vote for Independence and  home rule for England.  

Can the English have a referendum to see if they want to eject Scotland from the union?  

For retirement by UK nationals Thailand like most other Asian countries has the problem of UK state pensions being frozen.. No cost of living increases . So pushes Thailand further down the list for British pensioners.

Countries UK nationals can move to and get pension increases

In Europe economic area

• Austria
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Italy
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden

Outside Europe economic area

• Barbados
• Bermuda
• Bosnia-Herzegovina
• Gibraltar
• Guernsey
• the Isle of Man
• Israel
• Jamaica
• Jersey
• Kosovo
• Mauritius
• Montenegro
• North Macedonia
• the Philippines
• Serbia
• Turkey
• USA

Just now, agudbuk said:

you may wish to check on the current pension surplus at present used as credit to the national debt.

1 hour ago, najomtiensun said:

Here's the maths. No minister other than the loony Corbyn government that never was would approve such an expenditure which is £3 billion in the life of a Parliament. 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-costs-of-uprating-state-pension-in-frozen-rate-countries/estimated-costs-of-uprating-state-pension-in-frozen-rate-countries

1 hour ago, agudbuk said:

Then when you leave the UK again it reverts to the previous frozen level.

 

.copied from pensionsadvisoryservice.org.uk

Receiving a UK State Pension abroad

You are allowed to live in another country and receive the UK State Pension. However you will only receive pension increases each year if you live in:

• the UK for 6 months or more each year;
• the European Economic Area (EEA);
• Switzerland;
• A country that has a social security agreement with the UK that allows for increases.

 

On 1/12/2021 at 2:10 PM, RichardColeman said:

Maybe i am wrong, but i was on the understanding that it can be reset to the new amount if you return to live in the UK. Surely it would be worth returning to the uk for a couple weeks in a b and B - if you do not have a house - getting it reset for living back in the UK and flying back out when upgraded. Don't see that as a hardship every 5 years or so.

 

Not saying it's right, but if needs must.

Then when you leave the UK again it reverts to the previous frozen level.

20 hours ago, fangless said:

Next they will be weighing each passenger.  

I understand why aircraft charge for excess baggage etc where weight equals fuel use and take off performance.  I am no car engineer but I do not believe that weight is a consideration with taxis otherwise we would be charged an excess for each additional passenger.

That's a good idea. I'm sure they will now look at that option now you have suggested it .   Maybe also an additional  surcharge for non-Tha nationalities  same as national parks, temples and many commercial enterprises.

22 hours ago, sanuk711 said:

 

Why not he is a Brit isn't he......?

 If you are a returning expat then you need to be in UK for 6 months to restore your NHS rights. (Sometimes waived by some drs) 

If you are on a state pension  that is unfrozen and restored to the full pension during your stay in the UK but reverts to the old level if you leave again. 

What are they eating?

Thats what happens when there are not enough lizards 

I can check my bill on the PEA app. ,but the bank links to make payment are very limited. So have no choice but to pay at 7/11 or some other store. 

On 8/28/2014 at 7:10 AM, Soutpeel said:

The number sounds about right for your GF, average salaries in Thailand like the rest of the world is regional, and dependent of where you are in the country THB 20k/m could be "high" or "low", there is on no one average salary in Thailand,

THB 7-8k/m may be average in say Isaan, but low for BKK or say Rayong area (which are the two higher paying areas)

the only real point of reference you have is referencing against the Thai minimum wage of THB 300/day and lets say a person works 6 days a week, (24 day month) then around THB 7200/m would be considered minumim, therefore based on this your GF is way above this thereshold.

There are some employers that do not even pay minimum wage.

Fortunately many people still farm a little land so can grow some of their own food. 

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Hi just a follow to this pension thread My pension 2008 2015 frozen as the topic states. We returned to live in UK July 2016 after a lot of form filling waiting it went  up to the new level, nearly+ £300 PM I got my sons tax credits and tax.  pension income slowly going down the pan in Thailand  with the pound devaluation/baht strength
all the best

British expat pensions are frozen in more than 40 countries. You could easily mistake a list of them for one of expat hotspots. It includes Australia, Brazil, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Hong Kong, plus most of the Caribbean and all of Africa. In fact there are only 13 countries outside the EU where UK pensions are uprated.
The policy (in many cases combined with loss of free public healthcare) is a major obstacle to retirees moving overseas. Bear in mind a basic state pension is worth only GBP 102.15 a week.
The British government usually trots out two main arguments in defense of pension freezes:

• Most countries outside the EU refuse to sign reciprocal treaties with the UK.
  

• It’s not fiscally prudent to uprate pensions.
  

5 pages of everyone stating the obvious and arguing or criticising each other because of some are wealthy some are not. This freezing of the state pension is not a new thing it goes back years.
So instead of writing the same thing over and over on TV write to your MP, get your friends to write and badger them, they are the only people who can change it!!
Remember the majority of us here have not emigrated we are and remain "Non Immigrants" which requires a Visa or an extension to. Expats who emigrate are not in this category. Something the UK Government chooses to overlook.

Obelisk

Thought...

Unfortunately, it has been sorted out already and the government won.  I believe the ruling said that the government was within its rights to deny yearly increases because the expats were no longer involved in the UK economy- spending money and paying taxes. Sadly, the campaigners were so cock-sure of their case that I think they also wanted back payments.  They chose the wrong strategy in my view.
 
So that's that!
 

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