100,000 state pensioners have had their pensions frozen for over 25 years
state pensions– which sees pensions go up in line with inflation, average wage growth or 2.5 per cent – but this does not happen for thoseThere are close to 500,000 pensioners that have had their pensions frozen, and figures obtained from the Government via a Freedom of Information request shows that as of last year, 170,000 of these had had their pension frozen for over 20 years – stretching back to 2003.Back in April 2003, the basic state pension was just £77.
In 1998, it was just £64.70, so pensioners with pensions frozen for over 25 years are getting over £100 less a week than they would be if they lived in the UK. At the time she left, her pension was £72.50 per week. If she had stayed, it would now be worth £169.50 per week, so she is losing close to £100 per week.
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