60 year old friend is freezing

C_Mababejive

What did people do before Warmfront?

Taxpayers take note..YOU are paying for free heating systems and boilers for the benefit of others.

Whilst they keep warm,you freeze and keep an eye on your thermostat !

Gerrard_8_lfc

C_Mababejive wrote: »

What did people do before Warmfront?

Taxpayers take note..YOU are paying for free heating systems and boilers for the benefit of others.

Whilst they keep warm,you freeze and keep an eye on your thermostat !

Totally agree when our boilers break we need to pay to buy new ones. We pay the taxes we should be the ones getting the new boilers !.:D

The_Economist

C_Mababejive wrote: »

What did people do before Warmfront?

Taxpayers take note..YOU are paying for free heating systems and boilers for the benefit of others.

Whilst they keep warm,you freeze and keep an eye on your thermostat !

I find your post a little harsh all beit true to an extent. Some people need a little help more than others. You needed help one time or another and was greatfull for it.

wammy77

very disrespectful indeed....... it's ok to have your opinion, but there's just no need to post on the thread with irrelevant nonsense - why not go back to reading the Daily Mail?

The_Economist

DemiDee wrote: »

Hi all

I have a friend who's just turned 60. At the same time, her boiler turned 25 years old and decided to break down. Of course, this has been the worst weather possible for this to happen! She is on long term incapacity benefit and the boiler is not insured. She has been told that the part needed to fix it is no longer available. After days of freezing with no heat, her brother in law eventually went around and managed to bypass something in order to get it working again, but says it could switch off at any time. Thankfully, her frozen pipes are now unfrozen and she can at least stay in a warm home for a while, but I wondered if there was any help for people of this age who find themselves without heat in this weather? I called Age Concern and they gave me a number for a company which takes 21 days to even give you a call back, and then another 3-6 months IF they can fix the problem. By that time, the elderly person who has no heat would have frozen to death!!! I have donated to Age Concern (or Age UK, as it's now known) and imagined that, since one of their mottos is, 'keeping the elderly warm' or something similar, they might be able to help the elderly who find themselves in such a worrying predicament.

Hi DemiDee,
if your friend needs to replace the heating system in the end make sure you checkout all the the grants avalible. Not all of them are funded by the tax payer there is a few charitys out there should be able to help with cost or advice.

The_Economist

wammy77 wrote: »

very disrespectful indeed....... it's ok to have your opinion, but there's just no need to post on the thread with irrelevant nonsense - why not go back to reading the Daily Mail?

Could you elaborate to who this post was aimed at.

C_Mababejive

The_Economist wrote: »

I find your post a little harsh all beit true to an extent. Some people need a little help more than others. You needed help one time or another and was greatfull for it.

I can appreciate your view...having said that,i ask again,what did people do before Warmfront? The taxpayer has been presented with a big new bill for something which was largely un-necessary and/or funded from other sources.

In addition,the warmfront scheme is rife with fraud.

My boiler is nearly 30 years old. Who will pay for a new one for me?

Mojisola

DemiDee wrote: »

I have a friend who's just turned 60. At the same time, her boiler turned 25 years old and decided to break down. Of course, this has been the worst weather possible for this to happen! She is on long term incapacity benefit and the boiler is not insured. She has been told that the part needed to fix it is no longer available. After days of freezing with no heat, her brother in law eventually went around and managed to bypass something in order to get it working again, but says it could switch off at any time. Thankfully, her frozen pipes are now unfrozen and she can at least stay in a warm home for a while, but I wondered if there was any help for people of this age who find themselves without heat in this weather?

Is this safe? Does her brother-in-law know what he's doing?

C_Mababejive

Mojisola wrote: »

Is this safe? Does her brother-in-law know what he's doing?

I hope he didnt bypass a safety device...

The_Economist

I can appreciate your view...having said that,i ask again,what did people do before Warmfront?

Suffered big time, but times have changed.

The taxpayer has been presented with a big new bill for something which was largely un-necessary and/or funded from other sources

This is the same as eveything else in life. Just that this is a better cause than most things.

My boiler is nearly 30 years old. Who will pay for a new one for me?

You will or the tax payer or a charity. Depends on your circumstances.