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Gurkha pensioner says payments leave her £100 weekly short

8/26/2026

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Indumati Thapa, 87, says her Gurkha pension is insufficient.
She receives a pension calculated on Nepalese living costs, far lower than British Army equivalents.
She depends on about £100 weekly benefits for rent, bills and food.
Her husband, a former Gurkha who fought in southeast Asia, died in 2020.
Local Labour councillor Pratikshya Gurung says many Gurkhas want pension increases.

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Indumati Thapa, 87, says her Gurkha pension is insufficient.
She receives a pension calculated on Nepalese living costs, far lower than British Army equivalents.
She depends on about £100 weekly benefits for rent, bills and food.
Her husband, a former Gurkha who fought in southeast Asia, died in 2020.
Local Labour councillor Pratikshya Gurung says many Gurkhas want pension increases.