MSE News: Retirees to pocket up to £200 more a year once state pension rises next Apr

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The state pension is to rise by 2.5% and pay out up to £200 a year extra to retirees next year...
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'Retirees to pocket up to £200 more a year once state pension rises next April'

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We have pensioners over here.
And I am not used to the term "retirees" either. I should have been "people in receipt of State Pension" because there are plenty of people who are retired but not in receipt of the State Pension.
AND we also have many people in receipt of state pension and still working , so not "retired"
Not too bad a description given the complexities involved and need to address the core of the state pensioner audience, though. Would have been nice to say state pensioners rather than retirees, though, since there are a lot of retirees either not of state pension age or ineligible for it.
Meanwhile, hard working low income families will be substantially worse off as they move from tax credits to universal credit.
We're all in it together - unless you get the state pension!
Obviously this doesn't help anyone on benefits - some of the changes in train are harsh to say the least.
If pensions had remained linked to earnings, the BSP would now be worth over £160 a week.
https://www.ft.com/content/6f8531d6-ddfd-11e4-8d14-00144feab7de
And as for ASP, https://www3.hants.gov.uk/finance/retailpricesindexandconsumerpriceindex.htm
go figure.....
Short term vote winner - with the bill dumped on the grandkids.
Cobblers, we've earned it, these low income families should just work harder, hehehe!
Some have earned it, others less so.