Equality in veterans pensions
Created By Michael Smith Over a month ago
Veterans who left service before April 1975 get no pension
Veterans who left service before April 1975 get no pension
Veterans of the UK Armed Forces serving on regular engagements who left the service prior to April 1975 having completed less than 22 years for Other ranks or 16 years for Commissioned Officers made indirect contributions towards pension but receive no benefit in return.
Those who served for a minimum of 2 years beyond April 1975 are entitled to a preserved pension pro-rata their service on reaching the age of 60,on the same terms as the pre-April 1975 leavers.
This is an outrageous injustice which Governments over the past 30 years have chosen to ignore.
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Thanks for the info Dave - good to know there is someone out there who just may be prepared to do battle on our behalf. Of course, Johnny Mercer has been appointed so that doesn't necessarily mean he is enthusiastic about the subject !! Any hints on his email address?? - you could send via a PM...
. . . . . just a bit further, perhaps a few more e/mails wouldn't go amiss - the more the merrier I would suggest. As I said, I wasn't allowed to mention any e/mail address but that would be easy enough to establish. I don't believe that this alleged 'vast amount of budget' would break any bank -...
For those unaware (like myself) - apparently a new Government post was created back in the summer of 2019 which specifically caters for 'Veterans' Affairs - "to make sure that they get the care they need and deserve"!!!. I discovered this via some electioneering pamphlet put through my door...
I fully support this campaign. I served from 1961 to 1970, including two active service campaigns, plus three years on reserve. By not providing a pension for ex-servicemen like myself successive British Governments have been, and are being, unjust, unfair, uncaring, unprincipled and unscrupulous....
I support this campaign....
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I think of all those draft dodgers,they carried on with their jobs,
when I was fighting for my country,mind you,I became a Licenced CAA radio/radar enjoined in civy street.Sighning up for 5 yrs was the best move of my life.
Leon
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I did active service in Egypt,2.5 years then another 2.5 in UK,I should get a pension. !?????
Leon Slade. SAC wireless mechanic avionics radio
Leon Slade , I did get the service medals
I was in the RN from February 1959 (still aged 15) until May 1970 - 11 years three months and 16 days. I'm now waiting to get a bill to pay back my fees for learning electrics, ironing, washing, peeling potatoes, painting, polishing etc. Not to mention the fares they'll want for my for visiting...
Unjust that this pension decision was made as it leaves a lot of sevice men and women with nothing ,the pensions minister and defence minister should look at this again as they are always saying that we need to look a how we treat veterans.There will be many veterans who were in Aden,Northen...
Keep me updated on this. I am affected. Support this completely.
