Expat state pensioners hope for index-linked increases

Good news for half a million expats: two Tory MPs, Sir Peter Bottomley and Sir Roger Gale, are attempting to push through a Pensions Bill amendment that could see all British pensioners entitled to index-linked state pension rises.

There remains huge inequalities for expats, for example, in Canada and New Zealand currently - some receiving as little as £20 a week. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%