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If any of you out there have saved a little money to supplement your pensions, I urge you to support the Daily Telegraph's 'justice for pensioners campaign' on www.telegraph.co.uk/justiceforpensioners.

Barney

Have done with this comment:
I want ISA savings excluded from means testing such as help with Council Tax. I have raised a No10 petition on the subject.

As a pensioner and Nationwide saver for many years I'm annoyed that they've cut out any interest on their Flexaccount (current account), unless you pay in over £1500 a month. Talk about giving to the well-off!
I know you can move your money into and out of their e-savings (3%) thro' the computer, but the very people who they are hitting probably don't have a computer! This whole business is made worse by the Utilities pressuring us to pay by direct debit, meaning we have to keep far more in our current accounts than we would wish. I suspect a plot!
I've written and suggested that they should allow any pensioners paying in over £500 a month to get at least 1% interest on their savings. I'll let you know if I get a reply.
John N

It is ironic that the Daily Telegraph is running this campaign,a newspaper owned by the Barclay brothers,who,after the recent vote on the island of Sark,threw their toys out of the pram and closed their businesses on the island, putting half of the islands population of 400 out of work!

At present I am waiting for a letter from HMG to say that they have been paying my service pension incorrectly for the last 35 years plus.
My pension began in the early 1970's when the so called mistake was made so I suppose I will get less pension next year.
The old age pension is a farce especially for women who were advise to pay the married woman rate and then end up with a pension of £55.00 a week. Other countries seem to reward their older residents for the work that they have contributed over the years. Had all the contributions made to the government over the years gone to a private pension the pension would be about 4 to 5 times larger so where has all our money gone?
JB.