Thanks so much everyone - I agree Pennyfarthing it's not fair so I especially appreciate your good wishes! As I said I realise I have been lucky by just scraping in and only having to wait two extra months than I would have done under the original phased older pension age.
My husband already gets the fuel allowance so they just divide by two and give us each half!
Oldie Tuesday - I hadn't thought of other pensioner benefits! No doubt I will have to carry around proof or something to get all my reduced food and stuff!
I agree Stellajane retirement can be long as we live much longer and those in their 80's and 90's are a different generation - my mother is late 80's for example.
And - I'm not retired yet! Mainly because the work I do is creative and enjoyable so a bit like a paid hobby really and will stop me twiddling my thumbs - not that I would do that!!
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