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Loan and Fraud

nxdmsandkaskdjaqd · 2023-03-24 16:26:42

Hi. I have had a conservatory built with the terms of 36 months interest free loan. I have completed the application form 3 times now and it has been rejected. Each time the conservatory company asks me to increase the "annual income" on the form. I am retired and the only source of "annual income" that I have is my state…

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macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite

26 March 2023 at 4:39PM

Of course you can include pensions as part of your annual income. Since they will continue to be paid out until your demise, they are a much more secure form of income than fluctuating savings income or employed earnings, both of which could fall to near-zero.

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