not for long it wouldn't, you would need a private one to, or like i intend to do, send the misses out to workOriginally Posted by aromulus
"at present the UK State Pension is only uprated where there is a legal obligation – for instance, where UK pensioners are living in the European Economic Area – and in certain other countries where there is a reciprocal arrangement in place, these include Israel, Turkey and the USA.
Our approach is a long standing one that has been shared between different governments, that is that the social security system is designed primarily for people living in the UK. Current estimates show that it would cost around £420 million a year to fully unfreeze the State Pensions to bring all pensioners living abroad up to the level with those living in the UK. This cost would also be higher in the future under our proposals to up-rate the basic pension in line with average earnings growth in the UK. This issue was debated during the Commons Committee stage of the Bill and there are no plans to change this policy"
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/pensionsreform...19/an-apology/
