The Labour Government

[mackenzie]

It would be interesting to see how many of the retired this will have serious consequences for? Like on this thread, are our retired worried about paying their energy bills, buying groceries and keeping a roof over their head, or are they in a good position, no energy concerns, run a car as well as having a holiday or 2 each year.

I’m genuinely uncertain on this choice as on one hand I don’t like that people that can afford it should be getting it. On the other, I would hate it if it affected those on the bread line.

My 75 year old aunt hit the roof when she heard about it. She isn't rich but she is certainly financially comfortable.
She has voted Tory all her life and sees the WF payment as the one perk she received after working for 50 years.
She called Reeves a "Commie woman" lol and I didn't dare point out that my aunt is going to Australia for about 6 weeks around Christmas so she will be in sunny climes anyway.

I do understand why she is pissed off, but she certainly doesn't need the WF payment.

I'm due to visit her for a few days soon. We will have to agree not to talk politics because it won't be pretty haha

 

[mancityvstoke]

It’s a fucking shit system and not sure it’s been made worse by 14 years of the Conservative Party. Hopefully you’ve got a private pension to help you through.

My mother-in-law, God bless her soul, only had a state pension to fall back on when she retired, but managed to run her home without any real issues. I didn’t realise the pension was so low.

private pension? Not many my generation has them boss. Struggled paying bills and trying to save as it was.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

nice

It was a specific solution to him. If Ethel lives in a larger house that she can't afford to heat, she could sell it and downsize (if there are suitable properties nearby) or she could stay where she is living and take in lodgers (for some of the time).

 

[mancityvstoke]

It was a specific solution to him. If Ethel lives in a larger house that she can't afford to heat, she could sell it and downsize (if there are suitable properties nearby) or she could stay where she is living and take in lodgers (for some of the time).

Not happening.....lodgers? no chance.

To be clear I can afford to pay the high heating costs in winter until my savings run out then I'll claim. I'm ok jack.

Is that what they want? Then I'll be shitting it if something goes wrong

 

[Scottyboi]

Child benefit is means tested too but i'd say the 100k earnings threshold for a couple is a lot higher than the threshold now for pensioners.

Feels like a bit of an own goal announcing it on the same day as this black hole and dishonesty from Jeremy Hunt, the headlines should have been about the tories bare face lying and giving N.I cuts we couldn't afford.

 

[city2]

20billion black hole, all the Tories run off with the furlough money the covid ppe money the energy firms tripling profits but the first thing we do is fuck over the pensioners then everyone else

 

[paulchapo]

It’s a fucking shit system and not sure it’s been made worse by 14 years of the Conservative Party. Hopefully you’ve got a private pension to help you through.

My mother-in-law, God bless her soul, only had a state pension to fall back on when she retired, but managed to run her home without any real issues. I didn’t realise the pension was so low.

On just a state pension for doubt she ran her home without any issues unless she had some savings or was maxed out on state top ups. You may not have seen the sacrifices she made behind the scenes to survive as older people never let on.

 

[mancityvstoke]

20billion black hole, all the Tories run off with the furlough money the covid ppe money the energy firms tripling profits but the first thing we do is fuck over the pensioners then everyone else

It won't be forgotten and I'm a labour voter.

 

[west didsblue]

It was a confirmatory statement to the original posters reamarks about the October budget about tax in general. And how the hard working middle class will end up paying for everything as usual as they we are the easy touch for all governments.

You’re confirming that Labour are going to steal your pension? That’s what he said.
Do you know something we don’t?

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Pumped back into the economy? are you joking? Peoples hard earned savings for a rainy day if the washing machine breaks down?

I’m meaning if you spent rather than saved, as per your post.