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flag UK coal miners and workers get £100 weekly boosts and lump sums after government funds pension fix.

flag Thousands of former UK coal miners and mining workers are receiving a £100 weekly pension increase and an average £5,500 lump sum, backdated to November 2024, after the government released £2.3 billion from a 1994 reserve to improve the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme. flag The change, announced in the Budget, benefits nearly 40,000 retirees and deferred members across the UK, including non-mining staff, and aims to correct long-standing pension disparities. flag The move, supported by Energy and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband, is seen as a significant step toward justice for workers in the coal industry.

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