To: The UK government
Private and work pensions
Allow the first £1500.00 on all pensions that are not from the state, whether employed or unemployed. To be free of tax and not to be taken off any benefits, be they state or local benefits. Let's face it we put the money into those pensions at the behest of UK government's and they have been stolen from firstly by Gordon Brown when chancellor and by subsequent governments. It is time we who hold small pensions should be allowed to keep them without penalty. Also make the companies that provide pension annuities pay all of it if any left to a person's estate when the die.
Why is this important?
Try living in a home with no furniture, cooker, fridge freezer or washing machine; having to pay towards rent and council tax. My monthly rent and council tax is more than my meagre private pension. I have to pay this as I am on JSA contribution based and when I go onto income based, I will have even less though rent will be paid I'll still have to pay council tax. I have no chance of being able to buy the necessities. I have been told to go to charities etc but why should I, I don't want charity and I can certainly guarantee that not one MP could live on what I get and try to furnish it without anyone helping them.
