My wife worked 23 years before she got supported (as it were) by self
employed me. When we neared pension time she asked for a quote and got a small
sum as the answer - but delving into what they sent and leaflets which we sent
for we found that if she paid more in she would get more pension until I was
65. She could cherry pick which years she would pay for (as rates go up and
down) and as I am younger than her it paid us to buy some cheap years. This
effectively means we (by paying in) have lent the government so much and they
are paying it back with better than 10% interest. It is amazing what you can
find reading the small print in what they send you.
Colin Shepherd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>You chaps shouldn't moan too much, try being a woman!
>When I worked full-time, in a real job I expected to get my pension at 60.
I
>will have to be 64 and 11/12s now. I started my first job a little while
>after women had the choice of paying a reduced stamp so that cost more than
>it might have. Then when I was a not-paid-working-mum and part-time
employed
>I could not buy my own pension. Now, when I'm too old for it to be cost
>effective, I can.
>Stitched up?
>Megapixie
But if you paid a full stamp (shows my age) before you had children you'll
get credit for all the years you received family allowance.
Colin
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