UK Pensioners in Thailand Face New Scrutiny Over Pension Fraud

[baansgr]

22 hours ago, smedly said:

not to mention winter fuel allowance, lol 

 

the uk government need to clamp down  on this bs,  the money they save can be spent pensioners .

 

first thing I would do -biometric  id cards, absolute id when claiming anything, oh the general public  do not agree -well seriously  it would stop the huge fraud going on in the uk right  now

The winter fuel allowance is a drop in the ocean compared to what I said. £920 monthly housing allowance, £100 a month for 1st child...there are many in Thailand, especially Phuket and Pattaya that are doing this and have been for years.

[ElwoodP]

Troll post removed.

[lordgrinz]

I know how they can fix the issue, just allow expats in Thailand to have the same rights as expats in foreign countries that the UK government doesn't currently discriminate against. Why have different laws based on where someone decides to live? They earned it, stop trying to steal it back!

[NaaKap]

This is just disgusting. To freeze a pension that you have paid into the system all your life. Then to criminalise pensioners based on geographical location. Meanwhile it costing Ten BILLION to support, feed, clothe, house illegal immigrants whon are there solely to leech off the system. Full pensions paid to Government employees after 4 years. Raising the retirement age. All while penalising pensioners for the pittance they rightfully receive after a lifetime of hard slog. Make it make sense!! 

[john donson]

if you worked and paid your 30-40 years, it should be none of their bees wax

[StevieAus]

On 11/15/2024 at 11:40 AM, happyaussie said:

Your lucky. Australian pensioners cannot reside outside Australia and collect the pension. We are already one of the highest taxed countries in the world. The government wants it's pensioners to stay put so they can continue collecting tax. 

 

The hypocracy is that Australias $220k+ pa politicians receive a full pension after 5 years, can continue working in other fields and reside anywhere. 

 

it sucks.

The statement in your first paragraph is incorrect, I think you are confusing the changes introduced several years ago requiring the applicant to have resided continuously in Australia for a period of two years prior to making the application or residing continuously for two years after receiving the pension.

For what it’s worth I know of two Australians who didn’t meet the above requirement and still receive the pension

[roo860]

15 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   The Gov are tackling illegal immigration in other ways .

Taking measures to stop them from renting accommodation so they got nowhere to stay ,, fining people who employ them and probably other measures as well 

I saw a programme around 5 yrs ago in the UK, was an Indian restaurant that Border Force visited looking for illegal workers, they said it was a £10,000 fine for every illegal employee. 

[treetops]

On 11/16/2024 at 2:33 AM, Moonlover said:

This bill was reintroduced after the general election and has now reached the 'committee stage' in the House of Lords. See also Wikipedia.

 

https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3430

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Protection_and_Digital_Information_Bill

 

As mentioned upthread, that Bill has not moved since April and will not be progressed any further.

[Surasak]

On 11/15/2024 at 4:13 PM, Liverpool Lou said:

Neither Labour, nor the Tories, have ever said that they would reinstate the increases so they have never quietly dropped it.  When were the Lib Dems ever in power?

A coalition of Lib Dems and Torys 2010-2014?