WINTER FUEL PAYMENT

I know! What a fucking cheek! There was some pensioner on the telly sitting in his big house, on his leather sofa, wearing a Rolex mithering about not getting his winter fuel payment. Come on, get a grip mate

Your front room fire will cost more than your heating and cause damp and cold problems to appear elsewhere in your house.

Yes, then it could serve a really useful purpose!

@NewName24 he letter doesn't tell me I'm not getting it. It tells me that I will qualify if... (and lists the benefits I would need to receive to qualify, which I don't). It then goes on to encourage people to apply for those benefits, and explains how, which I think is an important reason to send the letter.

And, presumably, they won’t have to send one next year and in future years.

I didn't realise they did that.

No difference then, except, what they could have done is saved all that money by just not sending them.

I mean, if they previously thought everyone who was going to get it, needed to be told, the same logic could be applied in that, if they haven't been told, no-one will be expecting it.

I suspect, across the year, the Government, (and the NHS which I know we've debated here on MN before) could save millions upon millions of pounds purely by not sending everyone pointless letters. Might be a good place to start - set up a 'hotline' / on-line way of people suggesting ways money could be saved.

So, by that logic, there clearly is no point in sending them a letter, as they won't like the message, so won't be consoled by getting a letter about it.

In previous years, they sent out letters to confirm it anyway. There should be no need to inform people about a benefit they won’t be getting, especially given the amount of publicity, but were probably preempting the complaints if they didn’t send out letters individually.

Age UK say themselves that 1m of those people would still be eligible for the winter fuel payment they claimed pension credit which they’re entitled to, but they haven’t.

www.ageuk.org.uk/our-impact/campaigning/save-the-winter-fuel-payment/

Do you not think of any of the 2.5m who will see hardship?

Is it really grinning emoji for that?

We’ve all had letters. I knew I’m not going to get it. EDF sent me a letter saying they were going to increase my DD. As I’m £300 in credit, I phoned them and told them that, no, they are not.🙄

All sorted. 👍

See my post above. They've always sent letters at this time of the year telling me I'm getting it. So the one today telling me I'm not, is costing no more.

Presumably the same amount that was spent on the letter they sent me each year telling me I'm going to get it.

So no difference.

See the WASPI women - it doesn't matter how many times you tell people, if they don't like the message. The Government had no choice but to send out all those letters. And I bet they still get people claiming they didn't know.

There have been lots of times, over the years, that The Simpsons have had things that were pointed out to be very true to life
In an episode this weekend, Grandpa bought Bart a fantastic birthday present and was asked where he got the money for it. He replied "From the government. I didn't ask for it, I don't need it but if anyone tries to take it away from me I'll raise merry hell" It made me think of the WFP debacle

Well think how many more people you could help if you claimed your state pension.

What is more of a scandal is that they are spending millions of ££ sending out individual letters to everyone!

I mean, it's hardly been a secret there has been this change, has it?

You didn’t need to be claiming state pension to receive it; The payment just turned up once you reached state pension age.

I know, that's why I wrote it 😉

Perhaps it would help you to feel better about it if you consider that the retirement age inceased from 60, for women, in 2010. For men it was already 65. So the only pensioners who could claim their state pension at 60 are women currently over 74, born before 1950. These women would typically have left school at 15 at a time when only 4% of the population went to university. They had already been working for 7 years by the time they were 22. They did an 'extra' 7 years at the start of their working lives, compared to today's workforce where the majority didn't start work till after university or college. Perhaps that balances out the 'extra' 7 years that people now have to wait for their pensions.

That seems very cheap for having your heating on for 16 hours a day 7 days a week, £110?

Is that estimated or from actual readings? What do you have your thermostat set at?

Just realised you said actual readings.

Because .. l.think it's wrong that so many people do need it .l give to loads of local charities.
I sticking up for those that do need it.

I didn't ask for the handout.. it's just part of my energy providers scheme.
I didn't save money. I was given compensation.
I'd rather be fit and well both physically and mentally.
Have my pelvis perfect.. my vagina back... no more pain.
No more accidents and falls etc.
Stop having so many operations .
Beable to do more with my Grandsons
Yes I've money and a beautiful large bungalow.
I pay for a gardener/ cleaner etc
I will be funding some of my future operations too..
But some of the charities l support aren't so lucky.. some of the old people too.

nor will l be claiming my pension.

In which case you wouldn’t have got WFA anyway. And you’re in a position not to claim £220 a week and still complaining. Words fail me.

You’ve searched the op and someone else has listed PIP as a benefit meaning the op has a disability

You don’t know what her daily struggles are or the reality of her life