Thanks FOD - so not as bad as I feared then. I used pension forecast site and it told me that I will get the full amount of the new pension because of my 35 years of contributions. What it doesn't take into account is contracting out in it's calculations. I rang the telephone number (0345 3000 1681) for a forecast and explained that I was ex-Forces. The response was that they will only be able to tell me the same as the online forecast but did agree that it was wrong due to the contracting out.
It's about time the Government sent out accurate forecasts to everyone - every year, they tell me how my taxes are spent so should be able to tell me what my NI contributions will give me as a pension.
Last edited by November4; 5th Apr 2016 at 20:40.
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