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UK inflation rate falls – Good news?

How can that be?  Well this is the time of year that the figure is used to set the annual increases for some pensioners and disability benefits, as well as public service pensions and the state second pension.

Inflation as measured by the Consumer Prices Index fell to -0.1% in September, this was due to a smaller than usual rise in clothing prices, and falling motor fuel prices. The CPI rate has been at or close to zero for most of this year. It was last in negative territory in April. 

Most benefits will be frozen from April because of the latest data.

The law does not allow for a down rating of benefits, so the practical effect is that benefits are likely to be frozen from April. The exact change, or lack of it, will be approved by the government in the coming weeks. 

What this means for you is that pensioners here and in the UK could soon be facing a squeeze on living standards

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BLACKTOWER GROUP OBTAINS INDUSTRY-FIRST UNDERWATER LICENCE

Atlantic – April, 2022: Global wealth management firm, Blacktower Financial Management has today announced that it has obtained the industry’s first underwater licence, offering its suite of holistic financial planning services to underwater residents and professionals through the new entity Blacktower Financial Management (Oceana). The Group has obtained licencing via the Submerged Entities Authority after […]

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Expat Pension Concerns Cause Dwindling Number of Brits in EU

Its time to say goodbyeThe number of British pensioners living as expats in the European Union (EU) fell from 468,790 in 2017 to 462,680 in 2018, according to figures based on data derived from the Department for Work and Pensions.

It is the first time in more than a decade that there has been a decline in the numbers of British pensioners abroad and it is thought that Brexit and the uncertain future of expat pensions are the major factors behind the decline.

Although the draft withdrawal agreement seems to have provided some security for Brits abroad concerned about their expat pension and legal residency rights, this is only assured until 2020,

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