Report Abandoned Abroad: British Pensioner in Thailand Slams 'Immoral' Frozen Pensions Policy

[Expat68]

2 hours ago, a3tsw said:

Yes and more than a few on here do just that…

I would never spragg, it is not in my nature but I would not shed a tear for them if they were caught 

[save the frogs]

17 hours ago, Kinnock said:

I reckon most pensioner in the UK take money out of the system by requiring free hospital treatment.

 

Pensioners in Thailand cost them nothing and some also pay UK taxes.

good point I hadn't thought of.

they are not using the hospital system. 

probably a net gain for the govt then. 

so it makes no sense then to freeze the pensions. 

[Jiggo]

Been going on for decades, but if he moves to the Philippines he would get the full current  UK state pension.

[Kinok Farang]

13 hours ago, Ben Zioner said:

How could that happen to a "former banker"?

Rhyming slang.

[geisha]

15 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Not the Christopher Lee ,I knew , We all would like more pension ,but the Government

won't give it ,they need the money for all the immigrants ,but Chris knew coming here

what the situation was , myself I get 90 quid a week ,because I retired early ,it is what

it is , no way is the Government going to help us ,it's like out of sight out of mind , 

 

regards Worgeordie

But he’s been here for 15 years. I know many of you have been and longer,  

Would anyone have known then that their pensions would be frozen later on ? Thailand was cheaper to live in too 15 yrs ago, so it must have looked attractive over the UK or many other colder countries. I find it’s disgusting, you pay in alll your working life to get what ? I’m glad I don’t live in the UK, left in 1969, and I’m so glad .

[jori123]

11 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Problem there is if someone returns to UK and tells DWP they are 'back for good', they will ask how long have they been out of UK, deduct any increases you have got illegally since then. Then they will keep their eye on your Passport comings and goings.

Where did this utter gem come from,you must have had this information  lifted from somewhere,where?      ".Deduct increases"? Are you sure of this? Who is going to deduct them?  "Return to UK" OK returned,never asked that,        "illegally " you state,where is it stated its "illegal" "passport comings and goings" are u sure of this?"keeping eyes open"  must have been sleeping then last few times i traversed

5 hours ago, Expat68 said:

 

5 hours ago, Expat68 said:

I would never spragg, it is not in my nature but I would not shed a tear for them if they were caught 

Well there will be no tears shed from you then  Wonder where the chief organiser of DWP rules and regulations has disappeared to,usually first off on this subject  RIP to him if he's jettisoned off the mortal coil

[jori123]

Returned uk,after cancer  alert in calcutta,india,  thailand too expensive, then uk  ,treatment straight away,showered with benefits 1500 quid straight off,450 a month tax free too,3 months treatment at least,back to thailand,  after a while back to uk knee op after few months.   Could not give a toss,fact is encouraged to return to th,keeping the 450 a month tax free too  paid my whack on giving  end now on receiving end,but still paying national debt off in income tax   oh still unfrozen,never been frozen   and dwp knew it all those years ago

 

 

[Hanuman2547]

This is a messed-up system.  You paid into it for all of your working life.  Now that you are of age to receive it, you should be able to receive it wherever you live in the world and collect all of the steps in the system when they occur.  This includes anytime that the benefit you are entitled to receives an increase.

[jori123]

29 minutes ago, jori123 said: