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BPiA Webinar on the UK State Pension

2026-08-31T12:09:30+10:00

The Webinar covers, in Plain English, topics such as: Who qualifies, and how to find out if you do qualify. How to maximise the amount you get. Spouse Pensions. Graduated Pension. Additional State Pension. How "contracting out" affects the amount you get. How to increase your State Pension if you return to visit UK. For details and the link to join the Webinar: Email: help@bpia.org.au (with Subject: Webinar) or call: 1300 308 353

BPiA Webinar on the UK State Pension2026-08-31T12:09:30+10:00

BPiA searching for 5 British Frozen Pensioners in Samoa

2024-10-22T21:31:08+11:00

Are you a British Pensioner living in Samoa? Our President Patrick Edwards will be in Samoa for CHOGM. He would like to meet the five British Pensioners that live there. Please email membership@bpia.org.au if you would like to make arrangements to meet him. News Article from the Samoa Observer

BPiA searching for 5 British Frozen Pensioners in Samoa2024-10-22T21:31:08+11:00

BPiA Facebook Posts inspired by our President’s visit to UK

2024-05-24T16:10:19+10:00

BPiA has published a series of posts on Facebook inspired by our President's visit to UK There has been a series of posts on Facebook over the last two weeks, inspired by our President Patrick Edwards' recent visit to UK, and the people he met there. You can view them in two places: 1. The Private BPiA discussion group (posts cannot be shared). .   Scroll up, and Click the leftmost blue FB icon on the top right of the page, or go here 2. The public BPiA page, open to all (posts can be shared). .  Scroll up, and [...]

BPiA Facebook Posts inspired by our President’s visit to UK2024-05-24T16:10:19+10:00

BAPA

2024-05-07T14:56:23+10:00

British Age Pensioner Alliance The British Age Pensioner Alliance (BAPA) is campaigning to get the UK Government to pay the UK State Pension with inflation increases to pensioners everywhere, no matter where in the world they live. Everyone who is entitled to a UK State Pension has paid in on the same terms, so there’s no justification for the UK Government’s policy of freezing pensions if you don’t live in the right country. To join BAPA and keep up to date with its activities, please subscribe to the BAPA group on Google Groups by sending an email to bapacontact@yahoo.com with a [...]

BAPA2024-05-07T14:56:23+10:00

Report from The BPiA Frozen Pension Information Session in Parliament House

2024-01-18T20:53:19+11:00

The BPiA "Drop-in" frozen Pensions Information Session for MPs and Senators on 2nd August 2023 in Parliament House was a great success! BPiA was represented by our President Patrick Edwards and his wife Colleen, Garry Gordon, Chris and Peta Mackenzie. The Drop-In session went well. Staff present said they had never seen so many MPs either turn up or send representatives for an information session. Four MPs signed our Coreflute Petition. Among them were Ian Goodenough   Patrick had a meeting with Amanda Rishworth (Social services Minister) which went well. She has been a long time supporter of our [...]

Report from The BPiA Frozen Pension Information Session in Parliament House2024-01-18T20:53:19+11:00
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