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How long are work pensions paid for??

Legacy_user · 2015-01-09 11:56:40

Hey guys, Very new to pensions and I don't understand very much about them so forgive me if this question seems stupid! I am thinking of joining a works pension... What I wanted to kow was... Let's say I put in £60 a month and my employer does too. Over a year I would save up £1440. Over lets say 35 years that would save…

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jamesd Posts: 26,103 Forumite

10 January 2015 at 11:43PM

The American Civil War ended 150 years ago but until 2003 one widow was still receiving a widow's pension from it. When they married he was 81 and she 18, she was 93 when she died.

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