Well said Roger.
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Originally Posted by rogerxp
Currently a single person's 'basic' state pension is £5k p/a or £8k p/a for a married couple (not doubled for a couple!!!) - there are various top-ups to this but it's still not enough to realistically live on.
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Is this statement true for a couple who both have paid their 30 years of NI contributions? I thought in that case they would both receive the 'full' £5K of pensions - ie £10K. £8K is for a couple where one of them (usually the woman) has paid insufficient NI contributions.