The Telegraph - One in 5 adults in Britain are not working

PasturesNew

Bootski wrote: »

ukcarper- you really need to sign on or do something to keep your state pension open to you. If you miss any Nat Ins payments by not signing on or paying IS payments voluntarily you'lll lose out on all the years you paid in to the system. Please seek advice

I thought you only needed 30 years' stamps now. I've already done mine.

Bootski

PasturesNew wrote: »

I thought you only needed 30 years' stamps now. I've already done mine.

Are you a man or a woman? If you ar a woman did you take time out to stay at home and bring up kids.

All I know is women have assumed they'd get a pension and never did. Just make sure.

molerat

Women get Home Responsibility credits now, mrs molerat has 19 years of full stamp equivalent. Things have changed !!

Radiantsoul

Bootski wrote: »

How do you work that one out?:D

I agree you cant have wealth and prosperity for all, all the time but can you expand on your point?:cool:

Work is not intrinsically valuable and in fact the amount of hours people work has fallen dramatically since the start of the industrial age. I am not sure why the number of years people work should fall(especially as the decline in actual working hours seems to have decreased).

Perhaps we will have a society where people spend longer in education, take sabaticals, look after elderly relatives or kids more.

sjaypink

Last time I read a similar thread, I'm pretty sure the figure was nearly 1 in 3 when you include all pensioners, students, SAHPs, ill, jobseekers ?

Bootski

Bootski wrote: »

Are you a man or a woman? If you ar a woman did you take time out to stay at home and bring up kids.

All I know is women have assumed they'd get a pension and never did. Just make sure.

OK fine,:T I'mm only looking out for your best interests, It's of no consequence to me what you have or not got or are due.

wymondham

With all my hard earned tax money being wasted by the Government I'm wondering to join this statistic!

Bootski

wymondham wrote: »

With all my hard earned tax money being wasted by the Government I'm wondering to join this statistic!

You already ARE a statistic, so don't lose out on what you are due.:cool:


Might not be much be it'll pay the water rates, at least.:o

treliac

Radiantsoul wrote: »

Perhaps we will have a society where people spend longer in education, take sabaticals, look after elderly relatives or kids more.

The problem lies in paying for it.

PasturesNew

Bootski wrote: »

Are you a man or a woman? If you ar a woman did you take time out to stay at home and bring up kids.

All I know is women have assumed they'd get a pension and never did. Just make sure.

Female, single, no kids. Never not worked until recent years when I've mostly been "self employed" which is "making a few bob here and there and doing a yearly tax return". They've confirmed I have my 30 years banked.