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When do benefits help kick in

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  • thorsoak
    thorsoak Posts: 7,166 Forumite
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    newbieoap wrote: »
    Just to clarify that it is not that we cannot manage just looking to the future

    Who knows what the future will bring? Quite probably, fuel allowance and bus passes will be means-tested and not available to those who have a reasonable income such as yours. Or we'll be double taxed -who knows?
  • Morglin
    Morglin Posts: 15,922 Forumite
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    newbieoap wrote: »
    Just to clarify that it is not that we cannot manage just looking to the future


    Age Concern give advice about how to maximise your income, and what to do if your circumstances change:

    http://www.ageuk.org.uk/money-matters/

    Lin :)
    You can tell a lot about a woman by her hands..........for instance, if they are placed around your throat, she's probably slightly upset. ;)
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