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Carole Maleham, a driver for museums and arts in Rotherham

I'll be voting Yes because I should be looking forward to my retirement - not dreading it.

I'll get £3,000 a year - because I worked part time, I wasn't allowed to join the pension scheme for years, and then I couldn't afford to buy extra years because I was on such low pay.

They say you should save towards your retirement - I was saving towards it with my pension!

I can see myself going to work on my zimmer frame.

Mike Davey, a nurse from Lewisham from London

I'm voting Yes for the future of the NHS pension scheme.

If we don't make a stand here and draw a line in the sand we'll lose our pension provision forever.

Gill Malik, a housekeeper in the NHS from West Suffolk

The reason I shall support the strike action by voting Yes is that I think we've been badly let down.

The unions did a good deal with the Labour government on pensions and that's all been pushed to one side. Many of us will be paying for five to eight years longer - I think that's really unfair.

The change from RPI to CPI will affect me in the future. It will make a difference to my retirement.

Irene Stacey, a carer in local government from London

I'm a carer, working in local government and it's very sad what they're doing to us.

They're absolutely driving us out because in the end we're not going to be there and then who's going to be there for the caring of the patients, for the caring of the elderly, for the caring of children?

People don't think there's low paid workers out there, but there are - there are plenty of low paid workers.

Roz Norman, pharmacy technician from Mansfield

I'm voting Yes because I've been paying into the NHS for many years. I've put a lot of money in there, and I don't want anyone messing with my pension.

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