Summary
The State pension turns 100 this month as pensioners across the country enter a new period of financial turmoil.
Rising fuel costs are the main contributor, with thousands facing problems as the winter gets nearer.See the full content of this document
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'Sick of Paying for Thriftiness'
The Old Age Pensions Act was passed in August 1908 and the first payments were made on 1 January 1909.
That month, just over half a million old and very poor people queued up at their local post offices to col...See the full content of this document
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