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Frozen pension: the RAF veteran facing a chilling choice in Canada


At 90, Joe Lewis could return to the UK for his full state pension – without his sick wife who’s in care. Or he could sell his home to try and make ends meetJoe Lewis faces an agonising decision. The 90-year-old second world war RAF veteran, who moved to Canada when he retired, is being forced to choose between selling his house to make ends meet, or returning to the UK and leaving his seriously ill wife behind.Lewis moved across the Atlantic because his late first wife was Canadian and wanted to spend her retirement near family and friends. The former flight sergeant now receives a UK basic state pension that is frozen at just £48 a week. Yet if Lewis had stayed in the UK or retired to a country such as the US, he would be getting up to £119.30 a week. Instead, he is out of pocket by more than £3,700 a year. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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