Budget no £1k increase in personal allowance for pensioners

aprimay

anyone any idea when they calculate the cpi is it still september

artha

aprimay wrote: »

anyone any idea when they calculate the cpi is it still september

I believe that the figure used will be the October figure so it will be based on a calculation for September (i think)

artha

missile wrote: »

I was sent these figures>



BENEFIT BRITISH OLD AGED PENSIONER and ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS / REFUGEES LIVING IN BRITAIN


Weekly allowance £100 and £250


Weekly Spouse allowance £25 and £225


Additional weekly hardship allowance £0;00 and £100

TOTAL YEARLY BENEFIT £6,000 and £29,900




If I were a refugee, why would I look for work?

After all, the average pensioner has paid taxes and contributed to the growth of this country
For the last 40 to 60 years.

I find it hard to believe this is correct? Please tell me it is not

If the immigrants are illegal then how does the system know they exist in order to give them benefits?

Savvy_Sue

And if they are illegal / asylum seekers they get nothing, no housing, not allowed to work, no benefits.

hethmar

Which is one of the reasons I didnt vote Liberal because they want to make the hundreds of thousands of illegals LEGAL :eek:

margaretclare

This was all discussed in detail in Moneybox Live this afternoon: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ss2cx#synopsis

I listened to it while the rest of the world was watching some football game or other.

artha

margaretclare wrote: »

This was all discussed in detail in Moneybox Live this afternoon: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ss2cx#synopsis

I listened to it while the rest of the world was watching some football game or other.

Just to save listening all the way through did it discuss the question raised by the OP i'e. what is likely to happen to the age related allowance?

moonrakerz

artha wrote: »

what is likely to happen to the age related allowance?

Short answer - Nothing !
Long answer - Absolutely nothing !

Farway

artha wrote: »

Just to save listening all the way through did it discuss the question raised by the OP i'e. what is likely to happen to the age related allowance?

Also heard this morning that it will not be increased next April either

Looks like we will have to wait for under 65s to catch up first

margaretclare

iris wrote: »

I don't think we pay VAT on water.

No, you're right, of course.