Frozen in time: British expats losing out on pensions in Thailand

[Bobthegimp]

On 10/11/2024 at 11:03 PM, sandyf said:

The Canada Pension Plan(CPP) is a contributory earnings based social program.

The UK state pension is a contributory earnings based pension scheme.

However

Because the CPP is a "member-contributed plan", it will always be yours, regardless of where you live in the world. 

 

True, but it has nothing to do with my post. 

[sandyf]

6 hours ago, Bobthegimp said:

 

True, but it has nothing to do with my post. 

Of course it had. You tried to imply there was no injustice in respect of the UK pension. your words -

"British pensions are frozen in Canada, as well, and they've whinged about it for as long as I've been alive."

 

Those that refer to the UK frozen pensioners as "whingers" should be hanging their heads in shame.

[jori123]

On 10/4/2024 at 5:10 AM, lordgrinz said:

Life is full of choices, they chose poorly...

 Definitely , But not the fact he chose Thailand, it was the method of being paid. Choose IPC (unless you get a generous soul there to advise) then you are doooomed.

   Getting out of a frozen pension is difficult, but a Skype UK number could help out.

  There has never been any punitive action taken against any unfrozen pensioner, but looking at warnings from the frozen bunch are ludicrous to the extreme "met at airport by police on return to UK" "crying to get OAP restored" "do not know how the unfrozen sleep at night"" I know someone brigade"  laughable, but you are answering against a hoard of jealous frozen difficult to get a word in

[JimTripper]

 

[theblether]

On 10/3/2024 at 5:19 PM, Patong2021 said:

2 people is not a solution. Yes, some Thais speak  English. They can also speak French, Manadarin, and German.  The point of my comment was to refute your statement;

On 10/2/2024 at 5:05 AM, theblether said:    I've continuously pointed out to the NHS that there is a large well of nurses and doctors available in Thailand. It's not one of their preferred hiring locations and that's a mistake. 

What is wrong with my reading comprehension as you claim Did you not write the above?  It is you who is a self proclaimed expert with that ignorant statement.  You ignored the fact that Thailand has a shortage of health professionals. 

 

There is NOT a large well  of qualified nurses and doctors in Thailand. What part of Thailand  of the patient doctor ratio in Thailand of 0.67:1000  do you not understand? What part of the reality that the Thai health professionals most likely to be functionally literate in English are  those who have completed some studies in an English language nation? These are typically specialists. Nurses and GPs are the least likely to have completed  english language medical training. 

The crisis is in the UK is in the number of available GPs and the number of available operating theaters and hospital beds. The available facilities have been reduced to save money. Having 1000 more nurses won't reopen a surgery. Funding for their salaries and the equipment will.

 

You also ignored the fact that it is irresponsible and UNETHICAL, and contravenes established foreign relation undertakings for a wealthier nation undertake "brain drain". 

 

Dear me. Pathetic. 

 

If "brain drain" was a genuine issue the NHS would collapse today. 

[Joebuzzz]

On 10/2/2024 at 4:59 AM, milesinnz said:

UK government petty mindedness... but then, how can they make up for the money it costs to house and feed the illegal immigrants.... ?

Same as in the USA.  They just rob the taxpayers.

[sandyf]

20 hours ago, jori123 said:

Definitely , But not the fact he chose Thailand, it was the method of being paid.

Quite amazing the ignorance that prevails on this topic. Do you really believe that in 1978 everyone had a choice in whether to contract out or not.