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Tax Misery for State Pensioners

bigheadxx · 2008-04-16 14:27:19

Whilst this has not received any public attention it is potentially a big problem for many State Pensioners who have no other income or pension. The State Pension is taxable yet it is paid without tax being deducted. Further to this there is no mechanism to pay tax on it other than via self assessment. If your state…

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agal Posts: 282 Forumite

25 April 2008 at 12:09AM

royeee wrote: »

You can claim for Disability Living Allowance or Attendance Allowance which is more than the Fuel Allowance.

Yes, but we could claim those benefits BEFORE the tax rate was effectively doubled so we are still being made poorer by this Labour government.

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