Posted AT 5:10 AM EST on 25/07/08
Can Mick Jagger get satisfaction from pension?
LONDON — From Saturday, Mick Jagger will be entitled to a basic state pension of just under £91 ($184) a week.
But he will have to wait another five years for free roof insulation – that benefit is only available to Britons aged over 70.
The lead singer of British rock band The Rolling Stones turns 65 on Saturday, making him an old age pensioner, albeit in name only.
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