Low and behold: "State pension will be over £100" ... per week!!! 
"It is likely to rise by £4.49 a week from £97.65 to around £102.14, giving some small comfort to pensioners who have suffered from a fall in savings rates and rise in the cost of living in the last few years.
The rise, which will take effect from April next year, comes after official figures showed that inflation continued to rise at well above the Government's target. "
More: State pension will be over £100 - Telegraph
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So that's whopping £5.2k per year, let's see:
1) council tax £1k
2) fuel (gas/power): £1k
3) water: £500
That's 50% pension gone
4) insurance: car, life, house - £500 per year?
5) posting tulip on CUK ... FREE (for now!)
Well that's like whopping £200 per month to live on buying food, Sky Sports, fuel for car
xxx) life in retirement - priceless
"It is likely to rise by £4.49 a week from £97.65 to around £102.14, giving some small comfort to pensioners who have suffered from a fall in savings rates and rise in the cost of living in the last few years.
The rise, which will take effect from April next year, comes after official figures showed that inflation continued to rise at well above the Government's target. "
More: State pension will be over £100 - Telegraph
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So that's whopping £5.2k per year, let's see:
1) council tax £1k
2) fuel (gas/power): £1k
3) water: £500
That's 50% pension gone
4) insurance: car, life, house - £500 per year?
5) posting tulip on CUK ... FREE (for now!)
Well that's like whopping £200 per month to live on buying food, Sky Sports, fuel for car
xxx) life in retirement - priceless
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