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Cheap stamps for people on Low Income
LilacLillie
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Just searching for package prices for Ebay stuff and came across this info (below) on the Royal Mail site.
It may already be common knowledge but thought it might help someone anyhow.
LL
Our scheme for customers on low incomes
We will launch a Christmas scheme for people on low incomes to buy up to a total of 36 1st or 2nd Class Stamps in one purchase at 2011 prices – 46p for 1st Class and 36p for 2nd Class.
The scheme will launch on 6 November 2012 and will be in place until the last posting date before Christmas for 1st Class stamps.
People on pension credit and employment and support allowance (or incapacity benefit) are eligible for participation in the scheme.
Eligible customers will need to provide evidence that they are in receipt of benefits, (eg, the Annual Uprating letter or the Award Notice letter from the DWP). Stamps will be available for purchase from any of the 11,801 Post Office branches. Royal Mail will write to every UK household later in the year explaining the scheme and how it works.
It may already be common knowledge but thought it might help someone anyhow.
LL
Our scheme for customers on low incomes
We will launch a Christmas scheme for people on low incomes to buy up to a total of 36 1st or 2nd Class Stamps in one purchase at 2011 prices – 46p for 1st Class and 36p for 2nd Class.
The scheme will launch on 6 November 2012 and will be in place until the last posting date before Christmas for 1st Class stamps.
People on pension credit and employment and support allowance (or incapacity benefit) are eligible for participation in the scheme.
Eligible customers will need to provide evidence that they are in receipt of benefits, (eg, the Annual Uprating letter or the Award Notice letter from the DWP). Stamps will be available for purchase from any of the 11,801 Post Office branches. Royal Mail will write to every UK household later in the year explaining the scheme and how it works.
We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars........................
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so not for those on JSA...0
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Will they record how many you have purchased? Just wondering if you can go twice or to two different post offices and stock up"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them." Dalai Lama0
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To recap on a post over on disability and down, http://WWW.docmail.co.UK/ are a service which will (amongst other services) post a single sheet letter for 38p.
Colour postcards can be cheaper than the price of a stamp.
Especially useful, if you also have problems getting out.0 -
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Does anyone know if this will be for those on Income Support too? Not everyone who was on IS for incapacity reasons has been transferred yet and I notice that ESA and Incapacity Benefit were mentioned.2019 Wins
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If I were on a low income and Christmas was approaching, I doubt that sending Christmas Cards would be too high on my "to do" list to be honest.DMP Mutual Support Thread member 244
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