''Pensioners''

[DAMNTHEWEATHER]

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Jazis joe,what ails ya?

Too many pound shop visits

[jembo]

Too many pound shop visits

Feeding the fecking seagulls in W-S-M has gone to his head..

[quinner]

Senior Citizens ....if ye don't mind......not dat I'm one yet you know, but it does sound so much more civilized. We get too much He says !!!! Huh... bet dor'll be a few oul dears dyin a cold for fear a puttin on the heatin this winter.....there always is..... an yuer man says 'too much'

Are you saying the heating and the cold weather payments are not sufficient.....

Or are you saying that the Money, medical treatment, and the estimated cost of the medication that me and Kath get.....is not sufficient....

Or are you saying something else.....

Or are you just saying......

[DAMNTHEWEATHER]

Are you saying the heating and the cold weather payments are not sufficient.....

Or are you saying that the Money, medical treatment, and the estimated cost of the medication that me and Kath get.....is not sufficient....

Or are you saying something else.....

Or are you just saying......

Oim sayin FA, it's you wotz tellin the world yer gerrin too bleedin much.... give it all back then, or that oul dear down the road....go pay a few bills fer hur.

[DAMNTHEWEATHER]

Feeding the fecking seagulls in W-S-M has gone to his head..

Feckin seagulls.... ? he could be.

[quinner]

Feckin seagulls.... ? he could be.

Today...some seagulls.....some Magpies........some Crows.....

At home..i now have a flock of doves as regular callers....

Went to feed our lay-by rats yesterday,,,not a sign.....

Went into a shop the other day.....bought two large sacks of bird seed, one mixed and the other peanuts....

Assistant says..you got a lot there....I says...yes, the Missus only eats organic food now, and she loves these....

walked out of the shop convinced that the assistant believed me......Kath thought it was hilarious.....

[barefoot]

trying to figure out Contributory!
I think when I am 67 I will get €196.00 state pension, retirement age is 65 so not sure if I get the dole for 2 years? or maybe job seekers allowance

Bigby I think anyone qualifying for a Contributory pension at 67 will fall under the new total contribution scheme... i.e. 30 years contributions. The change over is suppose to start in 2020. They said they will allow people to buy contributions to make up the 30 years if they are short. Also any unemployment/illness and homemakers credits will be taken in consideration once you have the basic 10 years paid contributions.

[bigby]

I took the information from here, there is a lot to read

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/older_and_retired_people/state_pension_contributory.html

[quinner]

Heard a little while back....

The German Government were discussing the possibility that if you had no children you would not get a Pension, as you would have nobody to pay tax to pay for it.....

[barefoot]

I took the information from here, there is a lot to read

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en...tributory.html

Yes Bigby that's the old 'yearly average system'. You will come under the new system of 30 years contribution for a full pension ...which is a much fairer system especially for women who may have had years at home with children. Now they can buy back any years they are short and they can do it while they are still in employment.

[barefoot]

Heard a little while back....

The German Government were discussing the possibility that if you had no children you would not get a Pension, as you would have nobody to pay tax to pay for it.....

Bet Angela Merkel didn't like that discussion...

[quinner]

Bet Angela Merkel didn't like that discussion...

It's never too late.........weren't she and Sarkozi good friends....

[bigby]

Yes Bigby that's the old 'yearly average system'. You will come under the new system of 30 years contribution for a full pension ...which is a much fairer system especially for women who may have had years at home with children. Now they can buy back any years they are short and they can do it while they are still in employment.

so where is the new information to be found?

[barefoot]

so where is the new information to be found?

This is a short version Bigby.....

http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/National-Pensions-Framework--Changes-to-State-Pension-Cont.aspx