Question: “Hello, I am on the old state pension .I’d like to know why we are on a lower pension than the new pension. We are told pensions are going up by £400 + but is that just the new state pension? “I worked all my life and paid National Insurance contributions over 35 years so it doesn’t seem fair there are two levels of state pension ! Would someone explain to me why.”** __*asmine Birtles aims to clear up the confusion in the weekly pensions and retirement Q&A\. If you’d like to ask a question, please email [money@gbnews\.uk](mailto:money@gbnews.uk)\.*_ Jasmine replies: This is a good qu…
