Applying for UK Pension

[Chassaing]

[quote user="lebois"]Hi Everyone!

I think this petition is destined to receive huge support............

Perhaps you'd like to visit too?

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/pensionpoverty/

The UKs Basic Pension is 17% of the National Average Wage.

Most European pensioners receive a Basic Pension of at least 60% of

their countries Average wage. Only Estonia (33%),Ireland (31%),Holland

(30%)and the UK(17%) pays a Basic Pension of under 40% of its Average

Wage.

A

Political consensus was reached by the EU Nations at the Laeken Summit

2001. that each Member State would attempt to attain a Basic Pension of

40% of its Average Wage by 2007 and then work towards 60%.

The UK provides the worst Basic Pension by far.

In fact , taking the Pension as a percentage of each countries Average

Wage you will note that Pensioners in Greece, Luxembourg, Spain and

Italy receive over 5 times our basic pension. Those in Portugal, Malta

, Hungary and France receive over 4 times as much and those in Poland

,Czech Republic ,Latvia ,Finland and Sweden receive 3 times as much.

Slovakia ,Cyprus ,Denmark, Germany ,Lithuania and Belgium receive over

double ,whist finally Estonia Ireland and Holland have almost twice our

basic pension.

Regards.[/quote]

I'm happy to be delusional.......  thanks for the compliment.

[Polremy]

Do you mean "complement" or "compliment"?

It was spelt one way in my mail box and the other way when I went to the forum.

Actually, it makes quite a difference.

[Chassaing]

[quote user="Polremy"]Do you mean "complement" or "compliment"?

It was spelt one way in my mail box and the other way when I went to the forum.

Actually, it makes quite a difference.[/quote]  Thank you, I agree.  But as you can't complement me that is a compliment!  :)