The Labour Government

[stonerblue]

What puzzles me is this. If the Government know that umpteen thousand pensioners are eligible for pension credits, they must know they satisfy the criteria to receive it so why not simply pay it rather than put tons of paperwork in front of them

The whole benefit system suffers from a lack of clarity. Millions of people are entitled to claim things but don't know about them.
It is up to the individual to find out as govt policy has been to not tell them.
In the past it was possible to walk into a CAB and get the info but most of the bureaus were shut down by, er, guess who?

 

[stonerblue]

You were shafted then, unless they were saying they couldn’t link her to a NI number.
You don’t have to have any NI record to qualify for PIP.
See
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/pip/before-claiming/check-you-are-eligible/#:~:text=You%20can%20make%20a%20PIP,savings%20or%20you're%20working.

If memory serves me right it was the first claim she made so it may actually be for ESA?

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Yep it would cost them £2 billion question is fo they know who these people are? If they do why not contact them.

I guess if they contact them and most sign up, it would completely ruin their argument that they are doing it to save money

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Financial impact statement released 3 days after the vote. 7 in 10 disabled pensioners to lose.

Labour sneaks out shocking winter fuel payment figures on a Friday night

The analysis also shows the impact on the over 80s and couples.

www.express.co.uk

It’s pretty shocking. Some of the most vulnerable people in society will be effected by it and they basically haven’t even assessed that.

They keep saying pensions will go up, but from what I’ve read that isn’t until April next year.. so huge numbers of elderly people will suffer until then.

They’ve had a shocker with this - a policy that wasn’t necessary

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

It’s pretty shocking. Some of the most vulnerable people in society will be effected by it and they basically haven’t even assessed that.

They keep saying pensions will go up, but from what I’ve read that isn’t until April next year.. so huge numbers of elderly people will suffer until then.

They’ve had a shocker with this - a policy that wasn’t necessary

It does seem to be a spectacularly unessesary own goal. There must be some fiscal low hanging fruit elsewhere. Personally I'd rather we kept our pensioners warm and well fed by clipping some of the cash we are funneling into the arms industry.

 

[PPT]

Everyone would!

It’s about as right wing a policy as you could possibly get.

Here they all are excusing it.

Bonkers.

It’s embarrassing for them.

 

[Gray]

Shocking. Starmer said at PMQs that such an analysis had not been done before the cabinet decision to withdraw the payment. Why not?

Because they don't know how to govern having been out of power for so long, they should get Garry Neville to look into it.

 

[Gray]

It’s pretty shocking. Some of the most vulnerable people in society will be effected by it and they basically haven’t even assessed that.

They keep saying pensions will go up, but from what I’ve read that isn’t until April next year.. so huge numbers of elderly people will suffer until then.

They’ve had a shocker with this - a policy that wasn’t necessary

It is rumoured that the single occupancy council tax reduction is to be scrapped. So all those little old widows with small incomes will have to fork out more, of cause they could apply for a rebate by filling in a 200 page application.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

It is rumoured that the single occupancy council tax reduction is to be scrapped. So all those little old widows with small incomes will have to fork out more, of cause they could apply for a rebate by filling in a 200 page application.

So, we have the WFA, CT discount, bus passes, and now single occupancy.

All them would be a ‘specific’ attack on our poorer pensioners, are any of them about to happen?

 

[bluethrunthru]

It is rumoured that the single occupancy council tax reduction is to be scrapped. So all those little old widows with small incomes will have to fork out more, of cause they could apply for a rebate by filling in a 200 page application.

Or call 0800 99 1234 and the person taking the call will complete it for you - also not all questions have to be answered