Thinking of emigrating?
Can you tell me if my British military pension is effected if I emigrate to Canada. Will my pension still increase with yearly inflation?
If you decide to emigrate to Canada your Armed Forces pension will still enjoy annual increases in line with changes in the consumer price index (CPI). However, your UK state pension, once in payment, will not enjoy the normal cost of living increases once you emigrate – it will remain fixed at the level attained when you leave the UK. The UK government has agreements with some countries to ensure pensioners receive inflationary rises, but this is not the case with Canada.
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