NEW BLOG. Featuring tips and pics from pet owners of the MSE Forum, we present to you Homemade pet toy ideas. Take a look
MSE News: Winter benefits face cuts in welfare shake-up

672 Posts
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story:
"The Government's plans to radically shake-up the welfare system could see benefits for the elderly, including winter fuel allowances, cut drastically as Britain claws back from the recession..."
"The Government's plans to radically shake-up the welfare system could see benefits for the elderly, including winter fuel allowances, cut drastically as Britain claws back from the recession..."
Read the full story:
Winter benefits face cuts in welfare shake-up
Winter benefits face cuts in welfare shake-up
0
This discussion has been closed.
Latest MSE News and Guides
Replies
Heating or eating is the choice for alot of poor OAP's in Winter.
They can't get out because of the weather and fear of falling/slipping and breaking bones - so they are stuck indoors all day - freezing!
Pensioners don't like being in debt so will sit in the cold rather than run up huge bills.
I'm not saying I agree with the cuts but I just dont agree with how these payments are made in the first place as I'd bet a fair share of these payments do not get spent on the fuel they are meant for.
If they really want to save money they could simply halve Quisling Clegg's pay to 15 pieces of silver.
I have no issue at all with stopping the payments, but I seem to remember it was simply a method of raising the State Pension.
Means testing the benefit would be fairly simple in that it could perhaps be paid only to anyone on pension credit. But then all the pensioners who have provided for themselves are the losers once more. Those that have spent every penny they earned instead of saving get everything.
As we are fairly frugal with energy and have a lovely warm home the £250 pays for 5 months costs.
The disabled are already catered for with DLA, a payment to help with the additional costs disability can bring, including extra heating.
How many sixty year olds fall into this category, considering that the great majority of them will still be working full time?
They still get the heating allowance.
Why should they get it when they don't even spend any money on heating?
And I know someone who does that as I keep an eye on their house while they are away and all I get is a bottle of vodka.