Court decision on expat pension policy expected

The case, which was brought to the ECHR by 13 British nationals and will be heard tomorrow, alleges the UK authorities' refusal to up-rate the applicants' pensions in line with inflation is discriminatory and caused them a loss of thousands of pounds. The applicants spent most of their working lives in the UK, paying National Insurance contributions, before emigrating or returning to South Africa, Australia or Canada. According to the International Consortium of British Pensioners, an organisation supporting the applicants, half of the million expatriate pensioners receive the same an...