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Last week I received a letter from the pensions service, stating I will not be able to clain my state pension at the present age of 65, but will need to work longer and could receive a lump sum if I reach 71 before I claim. I also have noticed on the IOSH membership documentation you are unable to continue to be a qualified member after your 70th birthday.
My question is: will the fact we will be working longer be taken into consideration when we need to renew our membership after the age we recieve the state pension has been raised - or will we be considered incompetent through age as it seems now?
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IOSH need to update their membership requirements in line with the equality act - quickly
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IOSH will need to move with the times especially so when some of the Lords etc. that actually dictate etc. our laws and manage the criminal system's are well over 70!
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Pictures of the Upper House as i think it is referred to indicate these well over 70 year olds spend most of their time asleep! Maybe IOSH do not want over 70 year olds on the books because we become and are considered more of a hazard/risk?
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Don't worry, you'll get another letter before then to say its now 85!
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If the retirement age was relative now, to what it was when introduced, and related to life expectancy, we would be retiring at 104.
When the state pension was introduced, the average male died well before he reached retirement age.
Age discrimination is going to get worse in the coming years.
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As an aside, there were news reports earlier this week that the maximum age for jury service in England & Wales is to be raised from its current limit of 70 to 75. One such report at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23763074 contains more detail and also comments from different sources about the pros and cons of raising the age.
One wry observation about this change is that the criminal justice system (funded by taxpayers) ought to cost less because pensioners, unlike employed and self-employed people, don't need to be reimbursed for loss of earnings when they serve as jurors. However, set against this is the likelihood that the number of pensioners available will be reduced if more people have to/choose to continue working additional years until they're eligible to receive their state pensions!
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My Mum died a little over the age of 71 having only been retired for 7 years, so if genetics and inherited health conditions play a part in my eventual demise and I don't retire until my 70's then I will have little or no retirement, happy days, not!
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quote=Lisa Boulton]My Mum died a little over the age of 71 having only been retired for 7 years, so if genetics and inherited health conditions play a part in my eventual demise and I don't retire until my 70's then I will have little or no retirement, happy days, not!
I hope that's not the case. My dad died at 57 and so did his dad- so I have a little over 7 years left before I shuffle off this mortal coil. Won't even make pension age!!!
Andy
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Sorry to upset you Andy, lets hope we both live long and happy lives and enjoy a long retirement!
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quote=Lisa Boulton]Sorry to upset you Andy, lets hope we both live long and happy lives and enjoy a long retirement!
That's ok Lisa. I can take it.
I forgot to mention that both smoked since their early teens, my dad worked in the pits and granddad worked in the pots, (he was a saggar makers bottom knocker).
I have never smoked and only worked for a very short time in the pots- and that wasn't a very dusty environment. So I may just be a tad pessimistic with the 57 thing!!
Live long and prosper
Andy
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