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[securespark]

The only thing I can say is those elderly folk did not look like they would be eligible once means-tested.

Of course, there was no mention of that.

 

[JohnD]

There are plenty of retired people who do not consider themselves to be in need of WFA and are very content to lose it.

I am just one such.

I would go further, and say I despise the well-heeled who complain that they and their like are losing it, and pretend that pensioners are the poorest segment of society.

 

[fillyboy]

There are plenty of retired people who do not consider themselves to be in need of WFA and are very content to lose it.

I am just one such.

To be fair John, how much can it cost to heat a bedsit?

 

[Nwgs2]

There are plenty of retired people who do not consider themselves to be in need of WFA and are very content to lose it.

I am just one such.

I would go further, and say I despise the well-heeled who complain that they and their like are losing it, and pretend that pensioners are the poorest segment of society.

Worked all their life’s and now they get to freeze.

I bet the boat people are warm enough though.

I see Denny’s ban is over now.

 

[JohnD]

Worked all their life’s and now they get to freeze.

Alan Sugar and I will not freeze without WFA.

Will you?

 

[JohnD]

To be fair John, how much can it cost to heat a bedsit?

I don't know.

Why don't you tell me?

 

[big-all]

Worked all their life’s and now they get to freeze.

I bet the boat people are warm enough though.

I see Denny’s ban is over now.

any one just above the £12 200 limit over the last 2 years have had a 19 .4% increase so 2 years ago £10200+10.2%=£112404 +8.5%=£12195 so £1995 better off or £38 a week better off and now asked to forgo £5.77 a week so still £32 a week better off and with next years expected 4% will be as near as damb it 25% better off [24.35%]

and yes i am one off those but on £15 000 rather than 12180 or there about

 

[transam]

There are plenty of retired people who do not consider themselves to be in need of WFA and are very content to lose it.

I am just one such.

I would go further, and say I despise the well-heeled who complain that they and their like are losing it, and pretend that pensioners are the poorest segment of society.

Did you take the payment when it was being paid ???

 

[Nwgs2]

Alan Sugar and I will not freeze without WFA.

Will you?

Is he a Mod too ?

 

[Nwgs2]

Did you take the payment when it was being paid ???

Don’t expect an honest answer from Dodgy John

 

[Notch7]

Don’t expect an honest answer from Dodgy John

NWGS calls people anti semitic without proof

Don’t expect an honest answer from NWGS

 

[Nwgs2]

NWGS calls people anti semitic without proof

Don’t expect an honest answer from NWGS

Off you pop Notchy, there’s a good lad.

 

[ajohn]

Fact is some will resent the loss of the money if they need it or not. One claimed it paid for her holiday. Another the car.

I suspect one aspect of the change is to get more people who can to register for pension credits as it offsets the cost of that. Why some don't - a mystery. One possible - lives with relatives. One did here for a while. LOL It wasn't a cosy relationship all of the time but not a problem really. I have also known of other cases where a pensioner lives with their family.

There is no info on current uptake of pension credits The latest official one is 2022 released recently which was 66%. There has been more uptakes eg

How data-led take-up campaigns could help the DWP allocate £1.7 billion in unclaimed Pension Credit - Policy in Practice

How data-led take-up campaigns could help the DWP allocate £1.7 billion in unclaimed Pension Credit

policyinpractice.co.uk

 

[motorbiking]

Well that backfired then. I thought the idea was to save money, not increase the number claiming benefits.

 

[ajohn]

Well that backfired then. I thought the idea was to save money, not increase the number claiming benefits.

That is pretty pathetic. Ignore the point - as you usually do.