tripple lock in EU for pensions

spicer2

why a pensioner from uk retires to Australia a commonwealth country has pension frozen, but not in USA or EU what is the point of the commonwealth.
mike

HappyHarry

spicer2 said:

why a pensioner from uk retires to Australia a commonwealth country has pension frozen, but not in USA or EU what is the point of the commonwealth.
mike

It is because of a lack of social security agreements between the UK and the countries involved. It is nothing to do with the Commenwealth.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-pensions-annual-increases-if-you-live-abroad/countries-where-we-pay-an-annual-increase-in-the-state-pension

flaneurs_lobster

Might as well say "when a pensioner from the UK retires to Australia, a southern hemisphere country, has their pension frozen, but this doesn't happen in the EU or Jamaica, what is the point of the southern hemisphere?"

hyubh

flaneurs_lobster said:

Might as well say "when a pensioner from the UK retires to Australia, a southern hemisphere country, has their pension frozen, but this doesn't happen in the EU or Jamaica, what is the point of the southern hemisphere?"

Hardly, given 'The Commonwealth' is not a geographical descriptor...

flaneurs_lobster

hyubh said:

flaneurs_lobster said:

Might as well say "when a pensioner from the UK retires to Australia, a southern hemisphere country, has their pension frozen, but this doesn't happen in the EU or Jamaica, what is the point of the southern hemisphere?"

Hardly, given 'The Commonwealth' is not a geographical descriptor...

Indeed, but it has as much relevance to pensions freezing as the southern hemisphere does. 

Grumpy_chap

flaneurs_lobster said:

 what is the point of the southern hemisphere?"

Well, I think that is obvious.
Without the southern hemisphere, all the stuff that makes up the centre of the earth would fall out into space and then the crust that supports the northern hemisphere would collapse in on itself and we'd all be doomed.
Fortunately, this is an equal gain situation as without the northern hemisphere, all the stuff that makes up the centre of the earth would all boil off and evaporate into space and then the crust that supports the southern hemisphere would collapse in on itself and they'd all be doomed.

artyboy

Hold on, I thought the earth was flat?

(And carried on the back of 4 giant elephants, standing on the shell of Great A'Tuin...)

unforeseen

artyboy said:

Hold on, I thought the earth was flat?

(And carried on the back of 4 giant elephants, standing on the shell of Great A'Tuin...)

I think only Vetinari has a pension there

flaneurs_lobster

unforeseen said:

artyboy said:

Hold on, I thought the earth was flat?

(And carried on the back of 4 giant elephants, standing on the shell of Great A'Tuin...)

I think only Vetinari has a pension there

Totally irrelevant (unless Lord Vetinari's pension still gets annual increases if he moves to Australia).

QrizB

flaneurs_lobster said:

unforeseen said:

artyboy said:

Hold on, I thought the earth was flat?

(And carried on the back of 4 giant elephants, standing on the shell of Great A'Tuin...)

I think only Vetinari has a pension there

Totally irrelevant (unless Lord Vetinari's pension still gets annual increases if he moves to Australia).

Not sure what treaties exist between Ankh-Morpork and Fourecks, but Patrician is one of those "dead man's shoes" jobs so he's probably not planning on retirement.

flaneurs_lobster

Aretnap said:

spicer2 said:

what is the point of the commonwealth.

 and it gives us an excuse to organize a sitting event where we might actually will a few medals. 

Good point, the (truncated) Commonwealth Games are in Glasgow next year, Scotstoun Stadium has already got a relaid running track and there's promise that a few potholes will be filled in for the cycling road races.