Government cuts heating allowance
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Hardly believable I know! how can any so called caring understanding Government be so mean and churlish as to cut 100 pounds from pensioners heating allowance. Incredible that the Tory led coalition would stoop to this. Barstewards,each and every one of them, still I expect it claws back that extra expenses allowance gained last week 
pete a said:
I think you will find that this was put in place by the Labour twits before they were voted out in their last budget, the coalition has just left it as labour set it up.
It would be worth checking your facts out somewhere better than the latest issue of socialist worker....
Politics is not an issue, if the Labour party instigated this please show me evidence. You will find this snippit of cuts buried deep inside the Tory/ Lib-Con budget paper. Compassion and caring Government eh! No other E.U. Country treats their elderly with such contempt as the U.K.It would be worth checking your facts out somewhere better than the latest issue of socialist worker....
davepoth said:
But as of when, link thats of use and credible please.davepoth said:
Thanks for link, although it (page 80) has absolutely no connection with the topic that I have raised. Even so, how can we, as a Nation, back a cynical and spiteful needless budget cut to some of our least able in society. It is precisely this type of Governmental behaviour which will displace the Tories back another twenty years into the political wilderness, do they not realise the voting power of the pensioners I wonder.
davepoth said:
Para 1.13 (p38) refers to a proposal for a Green Paper on future pensions. So it's a consultation process on what will apply to those claiming the state pension in futute. The cut in heating allowance affects current pensioners.As I read it, anyway.
Sticks. said:
Para 1.13 (p38) refers to a proposal for a Green Paper on future pensions. So it's a consultation process on what will apply to those claiming the state pension in futute. The cut in heating allowance affects current pensioners.
As I read it, anyway.
Yes, thanks for that Sticks, it confirms my opening to this thread, no matter what ones believe in politics is I find the cuts apprehensible. As I read it, anyway.
crankedup said:
Thanks for link, although it (page 80) has absolutely no connection with the topic that I have raised.
Even so, how can we, as a Nation, back a cynical and spiteful needless budget cut to some of our least able in society. It is precisely this type of Governmental behaviour which will displace the Tories back another twenty years into the political wilderness, do they not realise the voting power of the pensioners I wonder.
THERE IS NO MONEY LEFT.Even so, how can we, as a Nation, back a cynical and spiteful needless budget cut to some of our least able in society. It is precisely this type of Governmental behaviour which will displace the Tories back another twenty years into the political wilderness, do they not realise the voting power of the pensioners I wonder.
Isnt the issue that the last government only put aside 2/3rds of the money needed for the top up and as such the current government dont have the money now?
Plus it should be changed and vetted anyways and then people like lord sugar dont have to argue with numpties in government saying they dont need it and should qualify.
Plus it should be changed and vetted anyways and then people like lord sugar dont have to argue with numpties in government saying they dont need it and should qualify.
than just pay it out to everyone.davepoth said:
crankedup said:
Thanks for link, although it (page 80) has absolutely no connection with the topic that I have raised.
Even so, how can we, as a Nation, back a cynical and spiteful needless budget cut to some of our least able in society. It is precisely this type of Governmental behaviour which will displace the Tories back another twenty years into the political wilderness, do they not realise the voting power of the pensioners I wonder.
THERE IS NO MONEY LEFT.Even so, how can we, as a Nation, back a cynical and spiteful needless budget cut to some of our least able in society. It is precisely this type of Governmental behaviour which will displace the Tories back another twenty years into the political wilderness, do they not realise the voting power of the pensioners I wonder.
Puggit said:
And there isn't going to be much in the future - thanks to Labour: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/84087...
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