Winter Fuel Payment

[toby99]

In previous years pensioners got �250 winter payment. now the Government is proposing that they get �25 per week if the average temperature across the whole week is below freezing. You woul only need one walmer day and the average would go above!

[BigDave44]

Beware a government bearing gifts. Old Greek proverb.

[toby99]

Is this how they are going to make up the shortfall from the VAT reduction!!!!!

[Prudentia]

beware of gordon brown, the pension thief is planning more raids is as I speak, on your pocket or purse, particularly if you are old and poor, if there was any justice in this world, spontaneous combustion would claim a popular victory over this pompous overbearing creep!!!

[TCL-MUMPING]

Unless you can provide a link I think you are getting the Winter Fuel Payment of �250 (�400 for 80 year olds and over) mixed up wi the Cold Weather Payment which is �25 for seven consecutive days of actual or forecast temps of zero degrees or below.

[bigmamma]

That's what I wondered TLC :-)

[bigmamma]

TCL*.......sorry

[Schutzengel]

In previous years the winter fuel payment for pensioners was �200. This year is the first year it has been �250. If there are two pensioners (married couple) both with earned pensions in their own right, the �250 is split �125 to each. I wonder what happens when one of the pair becomes 80 years of age, and the other is younger?

[Mr Veritas]

TCL is right.

[Schutzengel]

In previous years the Winter Fuel Payment was �200. This year is the first time it has been increased to �250. However, if there are two pensioners (married couple), each with a government retirement pension earned in their own right, this is split �125 to each. I wonder what happens when one of the pair reaches 80 years of age, and the other is younger, as it's supposed to be �400 for pensioners of 80 and over. It would be interesting to know.

[annie0000]

Where do they measure the temperature though? presumably it is somewhere local to the individual, if not then that leaves some people at a real disadvantage if they happen to live somewhere colder than average.

[modeller]

If the government allowed us to keep more of our own money we wouldn't need these handouts.

[Schutzengel]

Too True - Modeller

[Cathy21]

Pensioners didn't get their expected �10 Christmas bonus. I wonder how many wer relying on it for a little extra food for Christmas. I have read hey will be getting �60 in January. Thats too late for Christmas. Couldn't the powers that be have managed the �10 in December and �50 in Jan.