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Thobe Gutra
28th Feb 2010, 18:02
2.9%, staged introduction.
Is this insider info or a wild guess?
whowhenwhy
28th Feb 2010, 18:36
Yeah, I'd buy that. Staged over 4 years you say?
NutLoose
28th Feb 2010, 18:39
Staged as in reduced if they got back into power???.........
I would rather fry my testicles on a hot griddle than have Brown in power for another term, or would that be grill ??....
SilsoeSid
28th Feb 2010, 18:40
That low, with an election on the horizon!
I heard 8% in 4 increments over 24 months.
getsometimein
28th Feb 2010, 18:45
How does someone hear about this on a sunday? If it was good information I'd imagine it would have been posted on friday or before...
Smells a bit trolly to me.
RumPunch
28th Feb 2010, 19:41
I thought it was illegal to stage pay rises throught out the year , they done that a few years ago and quickly stopped it .
Still think its bullcrap 2.9% is way higher than anyone expects
Talk Reaction
1st Mar 2010, 06:44
Sid
Are you drunk???? 8% over 2 years!!! I hope you haven't started spending it yet ;)
I don't think there are enough of us for the Government to worry about what we'll do in an election.....
I just hope we get more than the millions of public sector spongers but not much more - I reckon the strong support of the public is more important to us just now.
Bladdered
1st Mar 2010, 10:36
I have heard that us pensioners are getting diddly squat in line with Civil Servants. Apparently because Govt made sure September 09 RPA was a minus figure -1.4%.
The Civil Service Pensioners' Alliance - Homepage (http://www.cspa.co.uk/)
Pledge20
1st Mar 2010, 22:09
If the payrise is based on RPI then it should be in the order of about 2.5%.. Not really bothered about the Civil Service. As long as the Armed Forces are looked after then that is all that matters.
Pete268
2nd Mar 2010, 09:00
I have heard that us pensioners are getting diddly squat in line with Civil Servants. Apparently because Govt made sure September 09 RPA was a minus figure -1.4%.
The Civil Service Pensioners' Alliance - Homepage (http://www.cspa.co.uk/)
Indeed, the zero rise in Armed Forces Pensions was announced by Kevan Jones (Minister for Veterans) on 19th January 2010:
House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 19 Jan 2010 (pt 0001) (http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmhansrd/cm100119/text/100119w0001.htm)
For those sadly injured and receiving a War Pension, as announced in Parliament on the 24th February, these will rise by 1.5% this coming April. However this rise is actually an 'advance payment' of the rise due in April 2011 (as the RPI was negative in September 2009 when the following April's rise is set). Thus thanks to this 'smoke and mirrors', April 2011's rise will be September 2010's RPI minus 1.5%:
House of Commons Hansard Ministerial Statements for 24 Feb 2010 (pt 0002) (http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmhansrd/cm100224/wmstext/100224m0002.htm)
For those injured since April 2005 (and thus come under the AFCS) following a review into the AFCS, the rises, depending on degree of injury, will be upto 33% on the monthly 'Guaranteed Income Payments' and 66% on the lump sums.
House of Commons Hansard Debates for 10 Feb 2010 (pt 0006) (http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmhansrd/cm100210/debtext/100210-0006.htm)
The cynic in me wonders if, being an election year, this has something to do with this years AFCS rises (hoping most people will forget about the meagre Service Pension/War Pension rises). It is also quite a kick on the teeth for those badly injured before April 2005 (which includes the early days of Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as NI, Gulf War 1, The Falklands, Suez, WW2 etc etc).
Peter