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Winter fuel allowance

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  • Farway
    Farway Posts: 14,954 Forumite
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    Katiehound wrote: »
    The £10 Christmas payment won't even buy most of the so-called 'stocking fillers' in the glossy magazines (expensive tat!!!)

    I donate mine to the Salvation Army, with Gift Aid it maybe helps feed / clothe someone this Christmas? Far better use for it than tat from a magazine or a coffee in a chain
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  • giraffe69
    giraffe69 Posts: 3,617 Forumite
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    Agree with an earlier post that abolishing it would be politically "brave" but merging it in to the regular payments would at least save the matter of a separate and no doubt costly distribution.
  • margaretclare
    margaretclare Posts: 10,789 Forumite
    giraffe69 wrote: »
    Agree with an earlier post that abolishing it would be politically "brave" but merging it in to the regular payments would at least save the matter of a separate and no doubt costly distribution.


    I got mine added on to the normal weekly payment. We haven't had letters about it - no need for more waste paper to be recycled.
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