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And be replaced by a whole load of new pensioners who will not be impressed with the assaults on their retirement plans…..
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And be replaced by a whole load of new pensioners who will not be impressed with the assaults on their retirement plans…..
Hinchcliffe's Corner
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Pete I'll honestly be surprised if humanity is still around in the next decade let alone the availability of a pension.
NilSatisOptimum
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NilSatisOptimum
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Hopefully not. A more targeted approach is now in play. To get the money where it matters.
Awareness drive launched as thousands yet to claim pension credit after Winter Fuel Payment changes
Previously the tax-free benefit was available to everyone above state pension age, but now it will be limited to people over state pension age who are receiving pension credit or other means-tested support.
Pete will blame it on the fact that they can no longer afford skinny lattes and crushed avocado on granary wholemeal, due to having their winter fuel allowance stolen off them.
davek
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That's window dressing.Hopefully not. A more targeted approach is now in play. To get the money where it matters.
Awareness drive launched as thousands yet to claim pension credit after Winter Fuel Payment changes
Previously the tax-free benefit was available to everyone above state pension age, but now it will be limited to people over state pension age who are receiving pension credit or other means-tested support.news.sky.com
They'll either be rebuffed or snarled up in application bureaucracy that goes nowhere fast and give up on it. It's another cynical ploy.
The bottom line is that the Red Tories are taking cash which was handed out automatically to pay for heating costs (announced yesterday to be rising by another 9% by the autumn) from the vulnerable.
You cant polish a turd like this.
NilSatisOptimum
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Behave, do it all the time for people, as they move into retirement. Its pretty simple process and can be claimed well in advance so its in place from retirement date.
davek
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It's opt-in, which is different from people are automatically handed it.
As said, this lot are cynics: they know full well that their 'appeal' to get those entitled signed up to it will not result in much take up.
They're trying to claw back billions NOT hand billions out.
If the other Tory Party were doing this we'd ALL call the changes to winter fuel payment and the cuts to come in welfare for what it is: punishing the weak.
'Tough choices' they say. They've chosen to do that, remember.
NilSatisOptimum
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Poor Golf club and their membership fees are going to take a hit. Much of the benefits should be means tested, all actually, apart from disabilities.
davek
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Golf club's my arse.
Telford charity fears pensioners will not be able to heat their homes
Most pensioners will lose their winter fuel payments from this autumn.
www.bbc.co.uk
Lie down with Tories and dont be surprised if you get up with fleas.
davek
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- Winter fuel payments attacked
- No cap set on social care costs
- Cuts to benefits
I hope Mick Lynch, Mick Whelan and the other union leaders are prepared to call this out as the source of any wage settlement they get.
And I expect them to condemn this Red Tory government for not using the levers of income and wealth tax to fund their deals.
Lol.
Hinchcliffe's Corner
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I'm sure there will be many families of all ages struggling to heat their house this winter, what makes pensioners so special?Golf club's my arse.
Telford charity fears pensioners will not be able to heat their homes
Most pensioners will lose their winter fuel payments from this autumn.
Lie down with Tories and dont be surprised if you get up with fleas.
NilSatisOptimum
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Interesting link within your link.
Ourselves part of the Welsh labour home warm plan 6 years ago now, we were the first privately owed home to receive the work, so
we were was informed by company who put it in. Reduced our gas central heating massively easily 50% to 60%.
Row erupts over cost of Labour's home insulation plan
The government claims the scheme could cost £15bn a year but Labour calls the figure "bogus".
www.bbc.co.uk
Ourselves part of the Welsh labour home warm plan 6 years ago now, we were the first privately owed home to receive the work, so
we were was informed by company who put it in. Reduced our gas central heating massively easily 50% to 60%.
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