'Though the soldier was not aware of the said benefit of a war injury pension, the govt very well knew that the soldier suffered an injury in war and was entitled to the benefit of a war injury pension.
The state pension is looking more unsustainable every day. High inflation — one of the three measures used to decide how much it will increase by each year — has helped the tax bill for the state pension soar to £138 billion in 2024-25.
The sheer cost of gold-plated public sector pensions is today laid bare ... • Public sector workers are annually gaining pension benefits worth as much as 82 per cent of their salary ... • How will my pension be affected by inheritance tax?.