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Winter Fuel Allowance To Be Reduced
alanq
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"Most of those aged 60-79 will get £200 instead of last year's £250 when the payment is made in November or December. Those who are 80 or older will get £300 instead of £400."
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/family/2011/03/winter-fuel-payments-cut-in-secret-budget-measure
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/family/2011/03/winter-fuel-payments-cut-in-secret-budget-measure
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It was on the card that we'd lose it, anyway. Wasn't the extra £50 a temporary measure?Member #14 of SKI-ers club
Words, words, they're all we have to go by!.
(Pity they are mangled by this autocorrect!)0 -
pollypenny wrote: »It was on the card that we'd lose it, anyway. Wasn't the extra £50 a temporary measure?
the extras are tempoarary measures.
In effect the winter fuel payment has not been cut as it has always been £200 and £300, but the last couple of years there has been extra, but a lot of people assume that it is the normal amount, which means it will be fun in November when people realise and phone up to complain!;)0 -
That means my friend will have his "christmas drinks money" as he calls it reduced this year !!
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Wouldn't be so bad if Ofgen actually regulated the power companies properly and stopped them profiteering.0
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But we are getting a £5 a week pension increase!0
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