SPA restitution
I am making the case for 50’s born women who have had their state pension denied to them until they reach 66+ years.
Many of us are continuing to work in frontline services to earn a living,we are classed by the WHO as vulnerable to COVID-19.
Universal Basic Income would help many if not most of us to leave these posts and make way for the younger generation,who ,after all are going to be facing mass unemployment when we get to the ‘new’ normal.
It would make even more sense,re the above,just to reinstate us with our taken pensions we paid into for 40+years As I don’t see UBI being on the present Tory governments agenda
I recently retired from the NHS after working for 43 years as a staff nurse,I ended up becoming burned out,went off sick with extreme anxiety and depression,not to mention arthritis caused by years of lifting and laying,I made the difficult decision not to go back and I retired when I was 60.
I could only make this decision as I had my NHS pension,otherwise I would have had to return to work and through my experiences I am sure I would have had a nervous breakdown...However,my pension just covers all my outgoings like rent etc,I am not entitled to Any benefits so I am rapidly eating into my savings,I don’t know what I will do in the coming months and years until I get my (lower rate) state pension in 2024.
Why the contribution is important
My idea is important to provide a safety net for the physical and mental wellbeing of vulnerable members of our society,who worked hard and are still(having to) work hard.
Many of us are living in poverty and/or depending on handouts from family and friends,or having to stay in or return to jobs which we are frankly not fit to do,-and are more At Risk now due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
There seems to be plenty of money getting thrown at big businesses etc and furloughing,which I do agree with to help keep working people with a job but it seems as if we are a forgotten entity,and this has been hugely magnified in these present circumstances.
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