New calls to increase State Pension payments for half a million older people not due uprating next April
dailyrecord.co.ukMore than Nearly 171,800 people have signed an online petition calling for an end to the practice of ‘freezing’ the State Pension for nearly half a million Brits who have emigrated to countries that do not have a reciprocal agreement with the UK Government - even though they have paid National Insurance Contributions during their working life.
The International Consortium of British Pensioners advocates on behalf of around 450,000 expats affected by ‘frozen pensions’ and is behind the ‘End Frozen Pensions’ campaign, which aims to “end the injustice” for Brits who have moved abroad whose State Pension does not rise in-line with the Triple Lock every April.
The video accompanying the petition highlights how some Britons, who are now resident in Australia, Canada, South Africa, Antigua, Malaysia and Thailand, have seen their State Pension frozen since the point of emigration - despite having worked and lived in the UK for most of their lives.
Retired expats in the European Economic Area (EEA) will continue to receive annual increases to their State Pensions under the Triple Lock, as will those in a host of other countries including the Philippines and Turkey.
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