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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to remove the discrimination against British State pensioners who retire in certain overseas countries. More details
Submitted by Peter Morris of BAPA – Deadline to sign up by: 15 November 2007 – Signatures: 7,130
Petition update, 03 January 2008
You signed a petition asking the Prime Minister to "remove the discrimination against British State pensioners who retire in certain overseas countries."The Prime Minister's Office has responded to that petition and you can view it here:
http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page14125.asp
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British State pensions are uprated in the following overseas countries: Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jersey, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Mauritius, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Sark, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Turkey, USA and Yugoslavia.
British State pensions are frozen in these countries: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe and most other Commonwealth countries.
British State pensions are paid out of the National Insurance Contribution fund which, the Government's own Actuary Department stated in early 2006, has a surplus exceeding current requirements of over £30 billion and growing.
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