Sentences with phrase «on pensioner benefits»

It was her admission that Labour will review their policy on pensioner benefits ahead of the next election.

Numbers 10 and 11 fear a U-turn on pensioner benefits could cause problems not unlike the Liberal Democrats» U-turn on tution fees.

But the most significant moment of the session was undoubtedly Cameron's response to a question on pensioner benefits.

It could become a major political controversy given the pledges on pensioner benefits Cameron made during the election campaign.

Not exact matches

Pierlot wrote a paper for the CD Howe Institute in 2011 showing that a person with a salary of $ 75,000 at the end of a 35 - year career would accumulate more than $ 1.4 million in savings through a defined - benefit plan (wherein the pensioner is paid a set income based on past earnings and years of service, mostly confined to the public sector these days) compared to $ 674,711 for someone with no pension but a maxed - out Registered Retirement Savings Plan.

Our proposal would also improve women's retirement benefits and increase competitive pressure on the AFPs to reduce costs and raise pensioners» income streams.

«Instead of clobbering pensioners, and people on benefits, the government should impose a tiny tax on financial transactions that would raise billions.»

Pensioners and those on benefits will also suffer, as any future rises in inflation will wipe out any increase in payments, as last month's CPI inflation figure is used by the government to calculate payment increases.

Jackie Ashley wrote, «if there have to be cuts, then taking away child benefit from the better off, and the winter fuel payment from richer pensioners, would seem sensible ideas and are on Labour's agenda.»

More than half of voters, forced to choose between the three, named David Cameron as the best Prime Minister, 17 points ahead of Ed Miliband, who led only among Labour voters and social group E (state pensioners, casual workers and those dependent on benefits — the group that is also least likely to vote).

Over half of the annual # 200 billion spent on benefits is spent on pensioners, but they have been spared any of the pain of austerity after the 2010 Tory manifesto pledged to protect them.

The pensioners» manifesto also included commitments on inheritance tax, annuities, pensioner benefits and same - day GP appointments for all over 75s who need them.

In the 2005 election, the Tories found that although voters liked their punitive rhetoric on immigration, it validated Labour's broader charges that the Tories were a hard - right party who would merrily privatise the NHS and cut benefits for pensioners.

A DWP spokesman responded: «Council tax benefit helps over five million people on low incomes, including over 2.5 million pensioner households.

Peter Kellner for YouGov: Being soft on older people's benefits remains popular — partly because workers worry their own living standards as pensioners

And they may soon be joined by a Labour Party that wants wealthy pensioners to lose out on similar grounds, but that is opposed to the child benefit cuts.

Housing benefit cuts in April will particularly impact on pensioners, families on low incomes, disabled people (many already traumatised by Atos assessments of their alleged capability for work), the long - term sick, -LSB-...]

Depending on who you believe, David Cameron is either preparing to withdraw benefits from wealthy pensioners after the next election, or is set to pledge to ring - fence them again.

In a major move, Mr Osborne said he would cap overall spending on housing benefit, tax credits, disability benefits and payments to pensioners.

But, while poverty among children and pensioners has been reduced, it has risen among adults without children, especially those on out - of - work benefits.

Pensioners in final salary pension schemes could find their benefits cut under new plans put forward by the government on Monday.

Amid fears the tax might adversely affect pensioners or those on low or medium incomes who had seen the value of their home soar as a result of property price rises, Mr Cable said they may actually benefit.

He said: «People recognised that they wanted someone who would stand up for the values of this constituency, focusing on jobs, focusing on social justice, trying to get a better deal for pensioners and those who haven't perhaps felt the full benefits of 12 years of Labour government.»

On the flip side, pensioners could benefit from new measures to make ISA withdrawals more flexible and a new # 1,000 tax - free allowance on the interest payments of cash savings for basic rate taxpayerOn the flip side, pensioners could benefit from new measures to make ISA withdrawals more flexible and a new # 1,000 tax - free allowance on the interest payments of cash savings for basic rate taxpayeron the interest payments of cash savings for basic rate taxpayers.

43 % of the general public backed the idea on the grounds that, in today's harsh financial climate, the Government should «use the money instead to provide more help to people who need the money more», whereas 48 % said it would be wrong to do this, as «pensioners have spent their working lives paying for their state retirement benefits».

Hundreds of pensioners in Osun on Wednesday barricaded the entrance of Government Secretariat, located at Abeere, to demand for their pensions and other benefits.

In exchange for forgoing tax benefits on the contributions, pensioners receive the benefit of tax - free distributions provided they are receiving a qualified distribution.

Savers and pensioners will benefit from increased limits on tax - free savings accounts and changes to registered retirement income funds.

And I'd say based on the life expectancy of someone who lives to age 60 in the first place, many pensioners would benefit from deferring their CPP pension and possibly starting it as late as age 70.

Maturity benefit - on the successful completion of the term of the policy, a purchase price and final pension instalment is given to the pensioner.

1) Benefit during Policy Period: Pensioner would get regular pension during the policy term based on option chosen by them (Monthly, Quarterly, Half Yearly or Yearly)