to be fucked off that while i cant afford to put my heating on...

[juicychops]

my sister and her husband who are on full benefits and pull job seekers the pair of them in their free house have had £25 per week for the last 2 weeks in 'cold weather' allowance and im sure will get it again next week too.

im single parent and work part time and as im not on benefits im not entitled to luxuries such as heating.

i have shitty storage heating which are too expensive for me to turn on plus i have an old un-insulated house with no double glazing so when ive had them on in the past the heat just escapes anyway. i only have the one on in ds's room so that he doesn't get ill like ive been all xmas.

my house is freezing and i have to wear layer upon layer of clothing when im here.

yet they get £50 FOR A FORTNIGHTS FREE HEATING!! so unfair. punished for having a job - again!!

izzywizzy, why would alan sugar be in receipt of a CWP??? he isn't in IS or JSA.

ermmm - no Lord Sugar doesn't get his CWP............unless he suddenly lost his job recently???

lord sugar did get the winter payment he donated it to charity after spending alot of time trying to give it back

no Lord Sugar would NOT have got a Cold Weather Payment

He may have got his Winter Fuel Allowance - but he won't have got a CWP unless his circumstances have changed dramatically without anyone knowing.........

Oops, Winter Payment.

Oh shit. Winter Fuel Allowance. That is what I am talking about.

Rather than moaning do something;

• are you entiltled to cheap/free insulation?
• are you getting all the money you are entiled too?
• report anyone breaking the law
• check what your paying out, could you reduce your bills

what is teh difference between winter fuel allowance (never heard of this) and CWP?

Yes I vote we just let them freeze to death, that would solve the debt crisis!

If you can't be bothered to report someone for suspected fraud then I don't think you can get all offended by a cold weather payment.

I THINK the Winter Fuel Allowance is for the over.. 60's? I have no idea.

Google.

I'm due my 5th payment. Been colder here I guess!!

They are automatic based on postcode

Izzy - you were correct though that you don't have to apply for the CWP - it just appears if/when you're entitled to it and the weather has been cold enough.

ah right.

so all over 60's get that? but teh under 60's who are in receipt of certain benefits get CWP?

Winter fuel allowance is a paytment all OAP's are entitled to regardless of weather conditions and is not means tested.

Cold weather payments of £25 per week are available to certain groups of people on benefits when the average weekly temperature is freezing or below.

Tiff - that bad snow you had made all the difference - over the county border up here due my 4th

Oh this has cheered me right up- I must have had some extra money then, jolly good.

yes - the WFA is paid to OAP's living in the South of France and other much warmer places. Regardless of how warm a winter they have.

CWP is worked out on postcode area/temp - so if the average temperature in Bedfordshire in one week was -1 - those eligble will get their CWP - if over in neighbouring Northamptonshire it was 1 degree for that week they (Northants lot) won't.

if you think you may be eligble for the CWP you can check if/how many are due \link{http://pensions.direct.gov.uk/en/cold-weather-payment/home.asp\here} just type in your postcode.

I've noticed that the payments often come before the letter telling you you're getting it.

ffs..

its THE not TEH.

get lost nat.

i am so intelligent that my thoughts pour out faster than i can type. i do know how to spell. it's not TEH end of the world if i type it wrong.

Cna yuo raed tihs? if yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid, too.

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulatcly uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae.

The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Azanmig hhu? Yaeh, and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

Qoestuin -
Can thsi be doen in ohter lnagugues? Snapsih, Fenrch, Iatilan, Gerek, Rissuan. Chenise, Jaapense, Herbew, Aaribc?

I've heard that too baroquin! it is true. i read all of that with no problems.

it seems to be a trend at the minute!

hardly takes much intelligence to spell the..

(in other words - SO WHAT - she got her letters mixed up)

I'm just hoping not too many of the MN pedants saw my "thank you" video I did - I did it in a rush and looking back at it now there's some dreadful typo's in it

no, not much intelligence at all, but it takes an idle mind to be bothered about something so insignificant. it's lazy typing. so what. it doesn't bother me. i know what i mean and so do all teh other posters.