Mhairi Black: It is time for ‘Global Britain’ to offer ALL its pensioners a fairer deal

Mhairi Black: It is time for ‘Global Britain’ to offer ALL its pensioners a fairer deal

A 90-year-old UK pensioner living overseas could receive £122 per week or just £52 per week, depending on which country they are in DID you know that, around the world, more than half a million British pensioners are suffering due to an illogical and antiquated policy that goes against basic social justice?

Qualification for a state pension is based on National Insurance contributions made. You would, therefore, be forgiven for assuming that all British pensioners who have made the required contributions, can access their full British pension equally, regardless of where they live. Bizarrely, this is not the case.

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