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Member's Question: 'Why does the government reduce pensions when a pensioner does any work?'​

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We’re wrapping up the week with another round of our ‘Members Helping Members’ segment: your space to share tips, advice, and a little wisdom with each other.

For today, here's a question from an anonymous member:

My anonymous question is why does the government reduce pensions when if a pensioner does any work and is paid over a certain level which is very low by 50c in the dollar over that amount.
This is a huge disincentive to pensioners to work, when there many that are fit and well enough to work and have great skills to offer.
Pensioners working would help solve the country's labour shortage.
The government should be encouraging pensioners to work not penalizing them! In addition pensioners should not have to pay any income tax on what they earn.

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[maggiej]

Yes Why do they penalise a person who does even a few hours of work and reduces the pension. In the UK they do not do this. In fact of someone were inclined to do some work then we would have a more healthy aged population.

 

[HappyPam]

Why does the UK Government only pay UK Pensioners who choose to spend their retirement years in Australia their pensions at the same level they were at in the year they left UK to come here? No yearly increases to keep up with inflation etc.

 

[jca]

The purpose of the pension is met to meet needs not greed's.

 

[AsaJr]

Seniors pension should be increased as inflation raises, same as other commodities increase due to inflation.

What does politicians pension gets when they retire? Not much compared to ordinary citizen pension.

 

[Reet]

Why does the UK Government only pay UK Pensioners who choose to spend their retirement years in Australia their pensions at the same level they were at in the year they left UK to come here? No yearly increases to keep up with inflation etc.

If you live in a Commonwealth country there is no rises in pension. If we lived in a non-Commonwealth country such as somewhere in Europe, or USA we would get automatic rised in the UK pension. If you live in the UK itself you can work as much as you like and it does not affect your pension at all.

 

[Reet]

The problem with Politicians pensions is that they are the ones who vote for it. They should have restrictions put on them the same as anyone in the public section. I sometimes wonder if some of the younger Politicians only fight to get voted in so they resign after the first term and get a wonderful pension and are able to work as well!!

 

[Jest]

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