"Help" from Mr Darling

benjo

5.82 To support pensioners more broadly, the level of the full State Pension will rise in line
with prices by £4.55 to £95.25 a week in April 2009. For those women whose entitlement is based
on their husbands' pension, the full couples' rate increases to £152.30. In addition, in order
to provide further support for pensioners during the economic downturn, the Government
announces that it will make a payment in the New Year of £60 for each pensioner, equivalent
to bringing forward uprating of the basic State Pension from April to January. Around 12.5
million pensioners will benefit. A £60 payment will also be made to 2.5 million individuals
who are in receipt of certain other benefits.5

at the bottom of the page (101) it says:

5 Eligibility will be the same as for the annual Christmas Bonus.

To be eligable for the christmas bonus you have to be eligable for one of these benefits for the first full week in December (I am guessing that means in receipt of)

Attendance Allowance
Constant Attendance Allowance
Contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance
Disability Living Allowance
Incapacity Benefit at the long-term rate
Industrial Death Benefit
Carer's Allowance
Mobility Supplement
Pension Credit - the guarantee element
State Pension (including Graduated Pension)
Severe Disablement Allowance
Unemployability Supplement or Allowance
War Disablement Pension if aged 65 or over
War Widow's Pension
Widow's Pension
Widowed Mother's Allowance
Widowed Parent's Allowance

Also you must be resident in the UK, Channel Isles, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, any EU country, or Switzerland.

fedupconsumer

Babshubbie wrote: »

It is normal to look at the Pre-Budget Report to see what there is in it for "me", but surely we should not lose sight of the bigger picture. That is to attempt to get this country to ride out the coming recession with the least harm to the economy. ( Whether the Government or the Global recession got us here is another matter as indeed whether the Labour, Tory or Lib-Dems solutions are the right ones either)

With the least harm , they are going to plunge this economy into deeper and deeper debt and hope that the economy picks up where there are no economic indicators to suggest this will work. Even people at the stock exchanges have been unimpressed by what can only be descirbed as reckless pre budget report. It is not a case of if the goveernment got us here they did selling off £2 billion gold reserves when he was chancellor, the 10 pence tax blunder, huge borowing, unemployment increasing and his weak and cowardly leadership are running this once great country into the ground.
Fundementally this government are not protecting the most vunerable members of society, keen to give handouts to what DMG24 alludes to as people in the electorate who are vote winners but looking at the bigger picture they are further alienating disabled people, come polling day the labour party will be licking thieir wounds after they lose power. I am getting fed up of this goverments stance to disabled people who are on DLA and such instead of pressurising ill people to go back to work get more abled people back into work, reduce the allowances given to wealthy pentioners and families with children. Start means testing people who you are giving the winter fule allowance too to see if they can acutally afford it itsead of automatically giving the money to them just because they are over a certain age. Simple steps but this government dont seem to want nor to care about disabled and frail people who are on this subforum and in society. Sorry for the rant peeps feel a lot better :money:

Babshubbie

fedupconsumer wrote: »

. Even people at the stock exchanges have been unimpressed by what can only be descirbed as reckless pre budget report. It is not a case of if the goveernment got us here they did selling off £2 billion gold reserves when he was chancellor, the 10 pence tax blunder, huge borowing, unemployment increasing and his weak and cowardly leadership are running this once great country into the ground.
:money:

Did you not read what happened on the stock exchange yesterday? In any event, what a pity to let a sensible thread deteriorate into a political rant.

GlasweJen

Can I just ask, I'm currently on DLA LM MC but it ends on the 8th december (reclaim currently under review pending appeal), will I be entitled to this bonus? I'm 22, female and a student.

fedupconsumer

Babshubbie wrote: »

In any event, what a pity to let a sensible thread deteriorate into a political rant.

.If you dont know this issue is about politics funny about that:rolleyes: and there are a lot of angry people out there so much for the bigger picutre you speak of certainly the government is not protecting disabled people who are amongst the most vunerable people in society, Chancellor Darling had a real opportunity to help the most frail and vunerable in society but he did not give millions of people on DLA and long term incapacity benifit a real sustainable long term boost.This pre budget report makes people feel more alone and unwanted.

Babshubbie

fedupconsumer wrote: »

.If you dont know this issue is about politics funny about that:rolleyes:

Of course it is about politics, but why turn it into a rant about party politics? And why do you imagine that others beside you do not understand the problems you touch on?

Ames

I've read on another forum that the £60 will be for anyone who's eligible for the xmas bonus.

The_Dragon

GlasweJen wrote: »

Can I just ask, I'm currently on DLA LM MC but it ends on the 8th december (reclaim currently under review pending appeal), will I be entitled to this bonus? I'm 22, female and a student.

Sorry to say Jen that I have no idea on this one, I normally end up asking on another thread when I am stuck! Could you call someone and find out how the review is going and ask then what the situation is?

The_Dragon

Babshubbie wrote: »

Of course it is about politics, but why turn it into a rant about party politics? And why do you imagine that others beside you do not understand the problems you touch on?

I think any political discussion ends up at some point discussing how different parties might have done it, so it will become a little bit of a rant, after all my original post was a small rant after all!

Good to know I "might" get an extra £60 *sigh*

fedupconsumer

Ames wrote: »

I've read on another forum that the £60 will be for anyone who's eligible for the xmas bonus.

can you post the link ames?

Both me and my mother receive the £10 xmas bonus i am hopeful that we will both get the £60 but im not banking on it.