Are You A British Expat Pensioner?

It seems that there is considerable controversy about British pensions for expats. To ensure you get a fair deal, you can join a group to lobby for "parity, not charity". You could start with the www.britishpensions.com site, which is the home of the Canadian Alliance of British Pensioners. Alternatively, the British Australian Pensioner Association (BAPA) has an excellent website and offers an opportunity to sign up to the Yahoo egroup, British Expat Pensioners (BEP), where members discuss issues relating to pensions. Even if you're not in Australia, this site is well worth a look as it contains useful links to related sites and other pensioner associations worldwide. Make your voice heard!

James Nelson F.F.A.
Vice President
British Australian Pensioner Association
55 Whittinghams Way
Leongatha South
3953 Victoria
Australia
www.britishpensions.org.au

Articles and Letters

Keep up to date with the issues:

Uprating pensions - reciprocal agreements by Dick Corner

Returnees and emigrants - different rights by James Nelson

Winter fuel allowance by Anita Rieu-Sicart

Frozen people in the land of promise by James Nelson

Useful Pension Addresses:

The Rt Hon. John Hutton MP
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions
Parliamentary Relations Unit
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NS

James Purnell MP
Minister of State for Pensions Reform
same address as above.
Email via the DWP website: www.dwp.gov.uk/contact/index.htm

DWP Overseas Branch:

Department for Work and Pensions
Pensions & Overseas Benefits Directorate
Tyneview Park
Whitley Road
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE98 1BA
Quote your Nat. Insur Ref no.
Website www.dwp.gov.uk

Your MP can be found by consulting www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/lists.htm

Labour Party Headquarters:

The Labour Party
Millbank Tower
Millbank
LONDON
SW1P 4GT
Email: info@new.labour.org.uk
Website: www.labour.org.uk

Conservative Party Headquarters:

The Conservative Party
32 Smith Square
LONDON
SW1P 3HH
Website: www.conservatives.com

Liberal Democrat Headquarters:

Liberal Democrats
4 Cowley Street
LONDON
SW1P 3NB
Email: libdems@cix.co.uk
Website: www.libdems.org.uk

National Pensioners Convention:

Mr Jack Thain
General Secretary
National Pensioners Convention
47-51 Chalton Street
LONDON
NW1 1HY
Email: admin@natpencon.org.uk
Website: www.natpencon.org.uk

Web-based information regarding Social Security Rights within the European Union:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/soc-prot/schemes/guide_en.htm