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13-Sep-2020 – Letters from Winston S Churchill in 1993. Read about this and the latest news on the UK State Pension by clicking here. Help us achieve pension parity by donating to the ICBP, British Pensions in Australia, the Canadian Alliance of British Pensioners, or the British Caribbean Pensioners Association.
Retirement should be all about doing the things that make life worthwhile, not walking hand in hand with poverty.....
...and not having to exist on a frozen UK State Pension like these pensioners. Click on the pictures to read their stories.....
.....in 107 countries
Letters from Winston S Churchill in 1993 denigrating the Governments position on Frozen Pensions
75th ANNIVERSARY OF VJ DAY
Patricia Coulthard – in 1946, and now, aged 99
15-Aug-20: The Express – Nursing WW2 Veteran, 99, pens letter to Boris urging him to act over pensions poverty
16-Aug-20: Sunday Express – Save heroes from pension poverty pleads nursing veteran
“In your VE Day remarks, you pledged that all World War Two veterans would be remembered. On behalf of the thousands of military veterans who served our nation during times of need, I urge you to honour that promise and to end the injustice of frozen pensions withoit delay. Thank you for reading my message. At 99 I can’t believe I’m writing to 10 Downing St, but it’s important”
75th ANNIVERSARY OF VE DAY
“OUR EXPAT FROZEN PENSIONERS FOUGHT FOR YOU – AND NOW WE NEED YOU TO FIGHT FOR US”
BBC News:
Dundee Messenger: VE Day Anniversary: Calls to end frozen pensions for WW2 veterans abroad
The Express: Fight to end poverty for heroes who retired abroad
Windrush...and Frozen Pensions
“…another stain on our country’s much vaunted sense of fairness and equality” – Lord Randall, speaking out on Windrush victims having their state pension frozen
CURRENT NEWS
The Express:Number of Frozen Pensioners - as at August 2019 (DWP)
| Rank | Country | Number of Pensioners | Av. weekly frozen pension | Pensioners Receiving < £20 pw | Av. weekly pension for those getting < £20 pw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 228,192 | £48.03 | 36,224 | £11.86 |
| 2 | Canada | 128,041 | £44.87 | 23,518 | £12.87 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 64,841 | £44.92 | 18,867 | £7.82 |
| 4 | South Africa | 32,075 | £55.39 | 3,959 | £11.07 |
| 5 | Japan | 6,512 | £45.44 | 1,832 | £11.84 |
| 6 | Thailand | 5,228 | £119.99 | 93 | £11.34 |
| 7 | India | 4,029 | £49.28 | 1,048 | £9.46 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 2,769 | £47.41 | 632 | £10.75 |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 2,166 | £83.25 | 105 | £10.57 |
| 10 | Malaysia | 2,095 | £77.17 | 258 | £6.22 |
| 11 | Nigeria | 1,652 | £28.74 | 574 | £6.52 |
| 12 | Trinidad & Tobago | 1,343 | £54.11 | 257 | £8.03 |
| 13 | Republic of Yemen | 1,291 | £43.18 | 190 | £15.84 |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 1,172 | £39.24 | 377 | £11.67 |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 1,113 | £58.25 | 275 | £7.79 |
| 16 | Grenada | 955 | £76.03 | 75 | £9.99 |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 924 | £47.08 | 159 | £11.47 |
| 18 | St Lucia | 855 | £75.58 | 64 | £10.56 |
| 19 | Ghana | 821 | £54.14 | 214 | £6.77 |
| 20 | Singapore | 816 | £87.53 | 72 | £9.33 |
| 21 | Brazil | 797 | £77.98 | 84 | £11.22 |
| 22 | Kenya | 657 | £78.14 | 61 | £9.07 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 623 | £103.96 | 19 | £11.46 |
| 24 | St Vincents & Grenadines | 474 | £79.13 | 26 | £11.75 |
| 25 | Mexico | 461 | £74.20 | 42 | £13.47 |
| 26 | State Union of Serbia and Montenegro * | 388 | £49.64 | 186 | £9.56 |
| 27 | South Korea | 375 | £41.37 | 131 | £12.14 |
| 28 | Monaco | 369 | £107.98 | 26 | £9.37 |
| 29 | Indonesia | 339 | £104.11 | 12 | £11.86 |
| 30 | Antigua | 323 | £73.19 | 36 | £9.91 |
| 31 | Chile | 308 | £70.99 | 41 | £9.60 |
| 32 | Nevis, St Kitts-Nevis | 307 | £74.34 | 19 | £10.15 |
| 33 | China People's Republic | 305 | £98.56 | 26 | £12.12 |
| 34 | Egypt | 277 | £76.36 | 24 | £9.55 |
| 35 | Dom Commonwealth (Dominica) | 273 | £78.56 | 20 | £13.23 |
| 36 | Argentina | 258 | £64.50 | 34 | £9.84 |
| 37 | Bahamas | 258 | £64.77 | 31 | £9.53 |
| 38 | Guyana | 253 | £54.72 | 52 | £9.63 |
| 39 | Colombia | 238 | £85.49 | 17 | £9.59 |
| 40 | Cayman Islands | 194 | £87.28 | 8 | £11.84 |
| 41 | Morocco | 183 | £71.91 | 32 | £8.53 |
| 42 | Andorra | 170 | £94.14 | 11 | £11.62 |
| 43 | Zambia | 166 | £71.21 | 16 | £11.93 |
| 44 | Botswana | 150 | £76.84 | 10 | £10.80 |
| 45 | Seychelles | 149 | £79.61 | 6 | £13.36 |
| 46 | Peru | 131 | £86.76 | 12 | £13.25 |
| 47 | Bahrain | 130 | £96.88 | 5 | £6.74 |
| 48 | Lebanon | 130 | £87.29 | 6 | £12.75 |
| 49 | Russian Federation | 126 | £78.75 | 21 | £11.42 |
| 50 | Tunisia | 122 | £89.56 | 17 | £7.32 |
| 51 | Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia * | 121 | £20.85 | 85 | £7.58 |
| 52 | Vietnam | 117 | £124.96 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 53 | Oman | 113 | £91.25 | 6 | £12.07 |
| 54 | St Helena & Deps | 111 | £88.26 | 5 | £8.65 |
| 55 | Taiwan | 100 | £100.48 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 56 | Belize | 95 | £84.74 | 8 | £12.71 |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 95 | £85.89 | 9 | £9.53 |
| 58 | Jordan | 93 | £64.89 | 9 | £11.23 |
| 59 | Namibia | 90 | £69.16 | 9 | £11.78 |
| 60 | Swaziland | 90 | £75.03 | 5 | £16.09 |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 88 | £83.56 | 8 | £13.96 |
| 62 | Fiji | 86 | £72.75 | 5 | £18.36 |
| 63 | Ukraine | 80 | £119.03 | 8 | £13.08 |
| 64 | Ecuador | 78 | £86.41 | 7 | £12.84 |
| 65 | Falkland Islands & Dep | 76 | £86.63 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 66 | Malawi | 74 | £73.73 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 67 | Tanzania | 74 | £87.39 | 7 | £10.91 |
| 68 | Uganda | 67 | £94.51 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 69 | Gambia | 65 | £87.84 | 9 | £9.87 |
| 70 | Uruguay | 62 | £74.54 | 10 | £12.80 |
| 71 | Anguilla | 60 | £68.00 | 7 | £13.84 |
| 72 | Qatar | 59 | £113.62 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 73 | Montserrat | 58 | £69.05 | 5 | £12.66 |
| 74 | Kampuchea | 53 | £108.43 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 75 | Panama | 50 | £95.75 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 76 | Virgin Islands (British) | 47 | £88.15 | 5 | £11.75 |
| 77 | Antilles (Netherlands) | 44 | £63.62 | 6 | £14.13 |
| 78 | Vanuatu | 44 | £76.67 | 5 | £4.37 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 42 | £108.20 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 80 | Nepal | 42 | £64.93 | 7 | £12.14 |
| 81 | Bolivia | 37 | £89.24 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 82 | Iran | 35 | £66.49 | 8 | £10.23 |
| 83 | Venezuela | 35 | £64.62 | 5 | £14.55 |
| 84 | Sierra Leone | 34 | £63.16 | 7 | £11.02 |
| 85 | Kuwait | 29 | £95.96 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 86 | Ethiopia | 28 | £92.29 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 87 | Brunei | 25 | £113.41 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 88 | Paraguay | 25 | £71.07 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 89 | Somalia | 24 | £32.81 | 10 | £15.04 |
| 90 | Republic of Georgia | 20 | £116.70 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 91 | Nicaragua | 19 | £81.72 | 6 | £14.43 |
| 92 | Turks & Caicos Islands | 19 | £116.48 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 93 | Laos | 18 | £97.33 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 94 | Algeria | 16 | £59.48 | 10 | £9.93 |
| 95 | Albania | 15 | £111.20 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 96 | New Caledonia | 15 | £75.18 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 97 | Republic of Belarus | 15 | £104.90 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 98 | El Salvador | 14 | £80.00 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 99 | Senegal | 14 | £82.11 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 100 | Serbia | 14 | £109.24 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 101 | Tours (Individuals on Tour) | 14 | £130.73 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 102 | Faroe Islands | 13 | £37.35 | 5 | £13.49 |
| 103 | Honduras | 13 | £73.16 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 104 | Macau | 13 | £90.84 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 105 | Tonga | 13 | £71.36 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 106 | Cape Verde Islands | 10 | £25.52 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 107 | Cuba | 10 | £79.40 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 108 | Republic of Azerbaijan | 10 | £153.93 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 109 | Libya | 9 | £52.57 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 110 | Mozambique | 8 | £62.97 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 111 | Republic of Kyrgyzstan | 8 | £73.98 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 112 | Syria | 8 | £39.53 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 113 | Cook Islands | 7 | £56.00 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 114 | Djibouti | 7 | £28.58 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 115 | Iraq | 7 | £94.61 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 116 | Republic of Kazakhstan | 7 | £106.94 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 117 | Solomon Islands | 7 | £106.55 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 118 | Benin | 6 | £77.81 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 119 | Burma (Myanmar) | 6 | £97.05 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 120 | Guatemala | 6 | £82.35 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 121 | Liberia | 6 | £68.48 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 122 | Malagasy Republic | 6 | £66.65 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 123 | Republic of Armenia | 6 | £48.91 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 124 | Tahiti | 6 | £77.00 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 125 | Togo | 6 | £48.61 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 126 | United States Minor Outlying Islands | 6 | £54.56 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 127 | Western Samoa | 6 | £71.53 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 128 | Aruba | 5 | £60.29 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 129 | Ascension Island | 5 | £114.48 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 130 | Cameroon | 5 | £55.03 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 131 | Greenland | 5 | £23.21 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 132 | Lesotho | 5 | £72.43 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 133 | Mauritania | 5 | £95.28 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 134 | Republic of Moldova | 5 | £124.94 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 135 | Sabah | 5 | £74.37 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 136 | San Marino | 5 | £37.20 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 137 | Sudan | 5 | £66.95 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 138 | Surinam | 5 | £139.57 | 0 | £0.00 |
| 999 | Total | 498,828 | £49.17 | 90,100 | £11.10 |
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