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Pensioner Discount at Homebase Stores?
Hi there My father has asked me to ask if it is possible to get a pensioner discount at Homebase Stores? I know B&Q do 10% on Wednesdays, but do Homebase do something similar as there is nothing on their website about it and I cant find anything else on google. thanks!
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Another Probate question
BG's please move if there's a more appropriate board for this. For a simple straighforward will for an estate of c£15k in cash which appoints more than one executor, do all the executors have to attend an appointment with the Probate office to obtain a probate grant? What happens if one of them is very poor health and…
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Retiring to Malta
I've been to Malta 5/6 times and love the island, love the people. I'll be 50 this year and if not for family comitments, would retire there tomorrow. Just wanted to start a thread on this really. I know when I've been there the cost of living is cheap and rental properties are available for very reasonable prices. Has…
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Eye Test / Over 60
Could someone clarify for me, the charges for an eye test once you reach 60. I turned 60 this wk but don't officially qualify for State Pension untill November 2011 (owing to the new rules. I can't get a bus pass untill then and when I phoned Specsavers about the cost of an eye test for over 60 they said it would be £19.…
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assessment of nursing needs.
Sorry I have another question as well about Dad. The hospital are currently doing a discharge/needs care assessment for him and i am allowed to have some input. I understand that if dad needs 'nursing' care as opposed to just social care then I have a chance of getting some of the nursing home fees covered. However what…
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New basic state pension
The basic state pension for 2011/12 £102.15 Enjoy
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MIL in hospital - loss of housing benefit?
I wonder if anyone may have experience of this situation and be able to help me at all please. My 80 year old mother in law may need to be kept in hospital for some 7 weeks in total, she's currently in intensive care. Have been informed by a friend that as she is on housing benefit for her rented property she will lose…
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Are you over 50 & experiencing redundancy?
We've had a request from some Panorama producers making a show on problems the over 50's have when they get made redundant. Here's what that they sent – please get in touch with them directly if you'd like to get involved … Are you 50 plus and about to be made redundant in the next couple of weeks? Are you 50 something and…
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Forums for midlife people?
I know this probably isn`t the place to post this but I really don`t want to put it in Discussion Time or the Arms as it`d get ripped to shreds. :( To keep it MS, there are plenty forums online for young families, and OAPs, but I can`t seem to find any specifically for middle agers that aren`t about particular medical…
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grandmas been in a nursing home 1wk can we move her
My grandma has been in a nursing home 1wk we want to move her for various reasons. She is self funded and is classed as temp for the first 12wks we have rang the home the manager was very stroppy and said we have to give 28 days notice then hung up on the phone, my grandma are us have not signed a contract as we was only…
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Woman at 60?What pension benefits can she get now?
My wife turned 60 on New years eve 2010,but because of the new pension regulations her official state Pension start date is in Sept 2011. So she cant get a bus pass or winter fuel allowance until then.But she can get free perscriptions for being over 60 and the Odeon cinema does reduced tickets for over 60,s as well,and…
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Dad in need of nursing home care but we got no money!
Our 89 year old father has dementia, parkinson's and numerous other illnesses that mean he requires full time care. He is currently in the hospital and we have been told to start looking for a nursing home for him. He lives in a Council house with his wife, they have no savings or any assets to speak of. We have been told…
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Nursing home/ hospital stuff
I've been lying awake half the night worrying about this, I don't think I'm asking for any answers, just wanted to write it somewhere sympathetic to get it out of my head. My mother who is 85 is a volunteer visitor through her church and has for a couple of years been visiting a lady (call her Edna) who is now in her 90s…
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Do I stop paying NI?
I am reaching the big 60 in October. I do not plan to give up work as yet. I have been told to write to the HM Reveue and Customs to tell them my plan so I stop paying NI contributions. My question is this. Does it mean that any contributions I make over the age of 60 are not going to benefit me in anyway so it is money…
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Caring for elderly parent- would you move?
DH's mother is now deteriorating to the point where she seems to have shut down emotionally, except when DH is around. As we live over 200 miles away, he does not get there as often as he would like. Her care package is all sorted, so physically and medically she is looked after. She is almost 93 - nobody can tell how long…
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Selling a TIC property to fund care- any experiences?
I've asked this question on the House buying, renting and selling board, but I think may be this board may have some folk who have been through this situation? If a property is held as "Tenants in Common", does it have any value once the first "tenant in common" is deceased? I ask because we are involved in executing a…
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Club 55 - Cheap rail travel in Scotland
Club 55 begins again on January 17th 2011 and lasts until March 31st 2011. This scheme allows cheap rail travel in Scotland for for those who are aged 55 or over. Under the scheme, a return ticket costs only £18. Full details can be found here: http://www.scotrail.co.uk/club55 RR
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Solicitors as Executors of a will
Hi, I wasn't sure which forum to put this in so I hope this is ok. I will tell you my situation and if anyone has any advice then please say! My father suffered an accident at work in October 2010, as a result he passed away on christmas day. In the 80's my dad made a will nominating my step mother to receive everything.…
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Help! Urgent Advice Needed - To Use Savings or Not?
I own a rental property, which has recently suffered from extensive flood damage. Sadly insurance renewal got overlooked when I had an accident and is therefore non-existant.:eek: So, I need to raise about £10,000 to cover repair and refurbishment. What is the best way? Do I use savings (practically all of them) or take…
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Job is affecting health
Hi I am 51 and my current job is affecting my health, I enjoy the outdoor aspect of my work but the miles that I walk each day are starting to give me trouble with both my breathing and stamina in my legs. I would like to get another job, part-time if possible but the pickings fo over 50's are slim in my area. My question…
