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Reduced State Pension

jaymac55 · 2023-03-06 16:26:52

Hi, I’m a pensioner and a newbie on this site and I’m trying to find out why my state pension has been reduced by about £40 per week. I’ve been in touch with DWP who’ve confirmed that I have 43 years of qualifying contributions. However, what they’ve also said is that due to rule changes back in 2016, I’ve been adversely…

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molerat Posts: 35,060 Forumite

8 March 2023 at 4:10PM

jaymac55 said:

Thanks everyone for your contributions, I've obviously been looking at things the wrong way
I'll "retire" and move on gracefully.

Why ? You likely have the opportunity to top up that pension, excellent value, around £800 will get you £275 per year extra pension. Live 3 to 4 years and you are quids in.

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