Submission 177

Green Paper Submission

April 08 

Women who worked for three years who had stamps in 1952 and subsequently married and minded their children at home (as was done in those days) receive half a contributory pension.  I feel we should be entitled to a full pension – we were the people who slaved and made the sacrifices and had no money, no holidays, no social life, etc.  This pension is not paid in conjunction with any other pension so it could be considered.  Granted, we might be entitled to a non-contributory pension – but if we have property or capital, we won’t.  Believe me, we need to hold on to the capital to pay for nursing homes as all health board homes I know have years of waiting lists.

Thank you for your kind attention.

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