20-Dec-18 – UK Government: UK-Swiss Bilateral Agreement
6-Dec-18 – Department of Work and Pensions: Fraud and Error Stocktake 2017-18
The net loss from overpayments was £2,800,000,000…
This was just for one year….the DWP have had their accounts ‘qualified’ for more than 25 years….
6-Dec-18 – Pensions Age: UK nationals living in EU promised state pension increases in no deal Brexit
Around 470,000 UK nationals living in the EU risk having their state pensions frozen
– AJ Bell Analyst
30-Oct-18 – Financial Times: Meet the 93-year-old pensions activist
1-Nov-18 – Migration Policy Institute (Europe): The End of the Retirement Dream?
16-Oct-18 – HMRC: Great Britain National Insurance Fund Account 2017-2018
The minimum working balance targeted for 2017-18 was estimated at £16.8 billion, being 16.7% of estimated benefit expenditure, as stated in the report on the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order published by the Government Actuary in January 2017. The balance on the Fund at 31 March 2018 was £24.2 billion and was above the estimated minimum requirement throughout the year
– Jon Thompson, Accounting Officer, HMRC
13-Oct-18 – The Guardian: Frozen state pensions: thousands sign protest petition
11-Oct-18 – iNews: As pensions minister, I was told to ignore women facing hardship from state pension age changes
23-Sep-18 – Livewire Livesey Blog: British Frozen Pensions – History
9-Sep-18 – UK Government: Bilateral Agreement Example – UK and Barbados (1992)
9-Sep-18 – Daily Express: State pension calculator: How much will you get and what age will you get it?
7-Sep-18 – Emigrate.co.uk: Anti Brexit expats in Europe told to just go home
7-Sep-18 – The Local (France): Guarantee our rights now
5-Sep-18 – Emigrate.co.uk: Brit expat pensioners in France told healthcare ceases on 29 March
5-Sep-18 – The Connexion (France): Clarity needed over Britons’ rights with ‘no deal’
1-Sep-18 – HM Government: The Future Relationship Between the UK and the European Union
31-Aug-18 – Which?: Nine things to know about National Insurance in 2018
31-Aug-18 – Iexpats: Expats Warned To Get Ready For No-Deal Brexit
31-Aug-18 – Daily Express: British expats told to BREXIT-PROOF finances
31-Aug-18 – The Connexion (France): UK pensioners’ healthcare ends March 29, 2019
30-Aug-18 – Statista (UK): Total HMRC National Insurance contributions 2018
27-Aug-18 – FullFact.org: Do pensioners in the rest of the EU get more cash than the elderly in the UK?
27-Aug-18 – FullFact.org: State Pensions Around the World: How will the UK Compare?
27-Aug-18 – BBC.com: Brexit: Key dates and potential hurdles
25-Aug-18 – Professional Pensions: Government concedes EU pensions loss in no-deal Brexit scenario
25-Aug-18 – BBC News: Brexit deal or no deal: What about my pension?
24-Aug-18 – Independent: Brexit: UK expats in EU face losing access to pensions in event of no deal, government says
22-Aug-18 – Emigrate.co.uk: Further sterling fall causing hardship for Brit retirees
18-Aug-18 – Olive Press (Spain): British expat pensioners fear no-deal Brexit after already losing more than a fifth of their spending power
14-Aug-18 – The Guardian: British expats in EU launch Brexit legal challenge
13-Aug-18 – Brits in Toronto: Things the UK government should be ashamed of
13-Aug-18 – Evening Standard: No deal Brexit and lack of clear rules ‘leave Brits in the dark over their future in Europe’
13-Aug-18 – BBC Radio 4: You and Yours – ‘Frozen’ Pensioners – Transcript and ICBP Annotations
10-Aug-18 – Moneyweek: Brexit: No Deal, No Pension
9-Aug-18 – International Investment: No-deal Brexit could cut British expats’ pensions by 20%
4-Aug-18 – Emigrate.co.uk: Brexit may result in frozen pensions for expats in Europe
3-Aug-18 – Yahoo.co.uk: Government owes £5.3trn to pension pots – ONS
2-Aug-18 – Kent Live: The Tunbridge Wells women left with £3 a week or forced to sell their homes after their pensions were delayed
31-Jul-18 – FT Adviser: Retiring expats urged to seek advice on pension agreements
31-Jul-18 – International Investment: Brexit puts pension agreements for retiring expats at risk
30-Jul-18 – Foreign & Commonwealth Office: UK nationals in the EU: essential information
29-Jul-18 – Livewire Livesey Blog: Frozen British Pensions – Jul 2018
24-Jul-18 – Sky News: Law keeping UK under EU jurisdiction will continue to apply after Brexit
24-Jul-18 – FT Adviser: Govt has ‘no plans’ to address expats’ frozen pensions
24-Jul-18 – The Independent: No-deal Brexit will make it ‘illegal’ to pay pensions to retired British expats living in EU, MPs told
23-Jul-18 – Department for Exiting the European Union: Legislating for the Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union
19-Jul-18 – David Hencke: Revealed: The £271 billion rape of the National Insurance Fund that deprived 50s women of their state pension
18-Jul-18 – Parliamentary Briefing Note CBP-7894: Brexit and State Pensions – Djuna Thurley
6-Jul-18 – GOV.UK: Information about the Brexit Withdrawal Bill
4-Jul-18 – The Local (Germany): ‘You remain a very high priority’: a letter to Brits from the UK ambassador
15-Jun-18 – ThisIsMoney.co.uk: Tens of thousands of people are being paid WRONG state pension due to massive data bungle
14-Jun-18 – Cochrane Eagle: If you’re British in Canada, your pension is frozen
14-Jun-18 – Financial Times: UK retirees face state pension cuts after review uncovers errors
11-Jun-18 – Which?: Retiring Abroad: Will your State Pension be Frozen?
31-May-18 – Iexpats.com: Average Worker Earns Expat Frozen Pension In 3 Hours
31-May-18 – Livewire Livesey Blog: Frozen British Pensions – May 2018
31-May-18 – Emigrate.co.uk: Figures show inadequate UK state pension for what it is
29-May-18 – Your Money: Top up your State Pension and get £244 a year more in retirement
25-May-18 – Your Money: Today marks State Pension survival day
20-May-18 – The Telegraph: How to get a tax rebate when you move abroad
26-Apr-18 – Antigua Observer: Richard Branson supports the fight against frozen pensions
23-Apr-18 – Emirate.co.uk: UK frozen pension victims still fighting for their rights
“Harry Penny managed to get back to Britain [during WW II] without being captured and was awarded an MBE but he died knowing his fight for a full pension had been lost.”
23-Apr-18 – Livewire Livesey Blog: Frozen British Pensions April 2018 #2
21-Apr-18 – The Globe & Mail: With Brexit looming, Britain suddenly remembers the Commonwealth
21-Apr-18 – The Guardian: War Hero’s battle shows up our inhumane frozen pensions policy
19-Apr-18 – Virgin.com: Sir Richard Branson gives his opinion on Frozen Pensions
Many pensioners have paid into the system their entire lives and expected to be supported through retirement.
– Sir Richard Branson
19-Apr-18 – Daily Express: OAPs risk ‘losing out on thousands’
We knew that year-on-year we would become progressively worse off and wouldn’t be able to afford to live without being a burden to our son and daughter-in-law. That was something we weren’t prepared to do so we had no choice but to stay in the UK.
– Rita Young – Aged 82
17-Apr-18 – Your Money: Top tips for those planning a move abroad
23-Mar-18 – Parliamentary Briefing Note CBP-8269: The Draft Withdrawal Agreement
19-Mar-18 – HM Government: Draft Withdrawal Agreement
17-Mar-18 – Brits in Toronto: Brexit: ”Nothing is Agreed Until Everything is Agreed”
16-Mar-18 – Daily Mail: MPs warn thousands of middle class mothers could lose up to £23,000 off their State Pensions
19-Feb-18 – Livewire Livesey Blog: Expatriate British Pensions Update February 2018
17-Feb-18 – London School of Economics: Overseas Electors Bill: does government really intend to give expats ‘votes for life’?
14-Feb-18 – The West Australian: Expat British Retirees call on Malcolm Turnbull to end Pension Freeze
14-Feb-18 – The Telegraph: How Britain’s state pension is now meaner than Mexico’s
12-Feb-18 – Expat.com: Information on ‘Frozen’ British State (Old Age) Pensions, Columbia Forum
5-Feb-18 – Hansard: Social Security Benefits Uprating Order 2018
5-Feb-18 – BBC.com: This Week in Parliament
23-Jan-18 – iExpats: State Pension Piggy Bank is Running Out Of Cash
23-Jan-18 – The Senior (Australia): Call to end Frozen Pension policy
11-Jan-18 – iExpats: Cheating Expats Try to Fiddle Pension Claims
9-Jan-18 – The Telegraph: Workers under 50 face tax rise to pay for state pensions
5-Jan-18 – Pattaya Today: British Pensioner Fraudsters!
3-Jan-18 – Emigrate.co.uk: British expat retirees worldwide feel the pain of shrinking sterling
2-Jan-18 – Khon Kaen Times: Plunging Pound Hits Expats Pensions All Over The World
1-Jan-18 – Iexpats: Plunging Pound Saps Expat Pension Spending Power
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