Re: Ten Pound Xmas Bonus From UK Government

angelheart-xx

so if it was £10 in 1972 what would it be today with inflation etc ???


anyone lol???

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angelheart-xx wrote: »

so if it was £10 in 1972 what would it be today with inflation etc ???


anyone lol???

Approx £200

alanrp123

Can anybody explain exactly what the cash amounts that pensioners will receive are??.

Babshubbie

alanrp123 wrote: »

Can anybody explain exactly what the cash amounts that pensioners will receive are??.

Pensioners receive a Christmas bonus of £10 ( my wife and I had ours on 1st December) and in January we should receive an extra one-off payment of £60 each ( see pre-budget report).

yorkiegal

that's great news. it will help with that difficult period just after xmas when we never have any money
And we all live in a society btw. that means that we all give and take in different ways and at different times according to ability. if you're not happy having your taxes spent on my benefits then go live on an island by yourself.

lil_me

Wasn't it stated that the £60 would be paid at some point between January and March, wouldn't like people to think they were definately getting it in January if that is not the case

davidh71

Why complain about a bonus payment. It is just that - a bonus - that does not have to be given out at all.

I'd much rather see the DLA and Carers rates (in particular) being increased than bonus payments being made.

septemberblues

What an ungrateful lot you are! That £10 bonus kept me going all last week, the other option was to be totally skint for the week. I'm grateful for £10 being put in my bank for "no reason" and am looking forward to getting an extra £60 as well

So stop moaning and count your blessings................................

Merry Christmas

Babshubbie

davidh71 wrote: »

Why complain about a bonus payment. It is just that - a bonus - that does not have to be given out at all.

I'd much rather see the DLA and Carers rates (in particular) being increased than bonus payments being made.

I suppose you would. But bear in mind that over 65's, pensioners, do not qualify for carers allowances or DLA and many, disabled or not, are trying to live on a small fixed income.

These bonus payments can be a godsend. See some of the above posts.

davidh71

Babshubbie wrote: »

I suppose you would. But bear in mind that over 65's, pensioners, do not qualify for carers allowances or DLA and many, disabled or not, are trying to live on a small fixed income.

These bonus payments can be a godsend. See some of the above posts.

At what point did I say that bonus payments are a bad thing? Or that I wanted anybody, whether pensioners or not, to be worse off?!