How can pensioners in the same situation get different benefits?

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We look at a real-life example of someone entering the shambles that is the pensions and state benefits system. How can it be that two pensioners in the same situation can end up with different benefits?

A few months ago I wrote about how someone who saves almost nothing for retirement can easily be as well off – or even better off – when they stop working than someone who scrimped and saved all their lives in Saving in a pension? You're as well off on benefits.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%

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