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Originally Posted by joea
Umm Jim you know that depends on the sector, public sector retire generally retire earlier as well in certain professions. Others though retire much later and I know personally of cases of people who work their *** off and resent paying for a corrupt government and for their compatriots who retire early.
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I was referring to the State Pension...everyone pays a percentage of their earnings (National Insurance) towards that, so I consider it a level playing field.
Those that don't, can't or never have worked receive Pension Credits which entitle them to the same benefits at the same age so I guess some would argue that is unfair.
On a personal note, I retired at 50 but paid a butt load of additional contributions to enable the outcome to become a reality and will not receive my State Pension (like everyone else of my age) until I'm 66.