Xmas bonus

schrodie

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

Pensioners :

In 1972, then prime minister Ted Heath introduced a £10 Christmas bonus for pensioners, it was almost twice the weekly basic state pension at the time. It was worth £98 in today's money. Any pensioner not getting it should ring : The Pension Service on freephone 0800 731 7898.

On winter fuel payments, you could get between £100 and £300 tax-free to help pay your heating bills if you were born on or before 5 July 1951, [this date changes every year] the money should come to you into your account automatically before Christmas. The money should already have been in your account by the second week in Dec, If you qualify but have had a problem getting it make a claim with this form.

It's a shame they don't increase the Winter Fuel Payment because each time the energy companies get together to increase their prices it buys less and less energy.