What Benefits at 60?

SailorSam

pandora205 wrote: »

The only 'benefit' at 60 that I've managed to spot is eligibility for Senior Rail Card (assuming not a London resident).

I've just seen this Pandora, they've got an offer on those SRCs at £27 for a year you'd soon get your money back if you wanted.

http://www.senior-railcard.co.uk/leaflet/

McKneff

I find it quite annoying that the Scots can use there free bus passes down here in England, but we cant use ours up in Scotland grrrr

Torry_Quine

McKneff wrote: »

I find it quite annoying that the Scots can use there free bus passes down here in England, but we cant use ours up in Scotland grrrr

No we can't.

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Hi,

McKneff wrote: »

I find it quite annoying that the Scots can use there free bus passes down here in England, but we cant use ours up in Scotland grrrr

I find it quite annoying that most shops in England won't accept Scottish bank notes but the English can use their's up in Scotland, grrrr .

shezza2

dunstonh wrote: »

So, in reality, it has only gone up four months from what she was expecting. Not too bad.

Not to bad!!!!! Its an increase of 5years and 4 months

dunstonh

shezza2 wrote: »

dunstonh wrote: »

So, in reality, it has only gone up four months from what she was expecting. Not too bad.

Not to bad!!!!! Its an increase of 5years and 4 months

No. Its an increase of 4 months. 65 to 65 and 4 months is just 4 months difference.

Her state pension age hasnt been 60 since 1995. The consultation period for that was a few years. She would have been in her thirties when the state pension proposal to increase to 65 took place.

mumps

dunstonh wrote: »

So, in reality, it has only gone up four months from what she was expecting. Not too bad.



For her, it is state pension age for travel, 60 for eye test and prescriptions.

Why is it only 4 months? She would have been in the original transition of pension age to 65 and she would have reached pension age before 65, wouldn't she?

Mrs_Mum99

I am in the same position, my pension age was 60, it is now 65 years 4 months too. The point is, two years ago it was 63 years 7 months!!! So I now have to fund almost another 2 years retirement with 6 years left to go. I don't think that's fair. Hardly any notice at all of that change.
My colleague at work who is exactly 2 years older than me is able to take her state pension in December. Women born in 1954 have been treated shabbily.

mazzy

Those of us born in 53 have had time added too. As I was getting older thought it would be 63 as it had already gone up from 60 now mine is 64 years 6 mths. That is the bit that makes me fed up the two rises. Before anyone starts I know there are those that will have to work much longer but it doesn't make me feel any better.

mgdavid

Mrs_Mum99 wrote: »

........ Women born in 1954 have been treated shabbily.

no they haven't. It's called equality. You fought for it for a long time, and got it in 1995. Women born before 1954 have been treated unfairly, in their favour.