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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rupert Jones

Frozen pensions: Dunkirk veteran among those losing up to £5,600

Albert Johnson with his family on his 100th birthday
Albert Johnson with his family on his 100th birthday. The 103-year-old second world war veteran moved to Australia with his wife in 1967. Photograph: Albert Johnson

Almost half a million UK pensioners living overseas will be left out of pocket by up to £5,600 this year after being excluded from this month’s annual state pension increase.

They include the 103-year-old second world war veteran Albert Johnson, one of the last remaining survivors of the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940, and his 95-year-old wife, Mary, who are originally from Lincolnshire and now live in Beechboro, Western Australia.

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