Jasmine Birtles is answering questions from GBN members in an exclusive pensions and retirement Q&A. Have you got a question you’d like Jasmine to answer? Email your query to money@gbnews.uk. Question: “Why has my state pension not increased? I am 78-years-old and I now live in Sri Lanka. I am finding it very difficult to live with the current state pension I get.” Jasmine replies: This is a good question as the state pension went up in April this year. Pensioners in the UK should already be receiving more each week than they were at the beginning of the year. However, if you live outside of t…
