Cold Winter Fuel Payments for Pensioners to be cut

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Maybe it would be better if you had to apply for the Winter heating allowance, rather that it just be given out......then perhaps those who are well off would not claim it.

The same criteria could be used that applies to other benefits Margaret, I sure as hell think that people who are well of, or are living abroad shouldn't receive winter fuel allowance, I know of somebody who moved to the states a few years ago, but they still get this payment through a address of a relative in England, its totally wrong in my eyes

[Margaret Pilkington]

I would not apply for something that I did not need.......also inertia accounts for a lot...sometimes if folk have to do something to obtain a benefit they don't go to the trouble. Yes Cashy, I know there are folk that have much and seem to go through life with a closed fist.....they must be really sad people.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I would not apply for something that I did not need.......also inertia accounts for a lot...sometimes if folk have to do something to obtain a benefit they don't go to the trouble. Yes Cash, I know there are folk that have much and seem to go through life with a closed fist.....they must be really sad people.

Quite agree Margaret, and unfortunately they don't all have a blue rosette pinned on their jacket as cashy seems to imply

[Eric]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Quite agree Margaret, and unfortunately they don't all have a blue rosette pinned on their jacket as cashy seems to imply

If it's not pinned on their jackets, it's probably tattooed on thier asses.

[Tealeaf]

Bloody Hell Eric....if our coffin dodgers got cold weather payments plus top up depending on severity( based on the Canadian winter) they'd all be getting about 30K a year.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by cashman

ya got too much faith in people margaret, as a paperboy i found most of the well off, to be real mingebags at christmas.

Originally Posted by jaysay

Quite agree Margaret, and unfortunately they don't all have a blue rosette pinned on their jacket as cashy seems to imply

Right yons me comment, wheres "This" Implication? but as you've brought it up, i would assume most mingebags are Tory leaning.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cashman

Right yons me comment, wheres "This" Implication? but as you've brought it up, i would assume most mingebags are Tory leaning.

Well one of the bigest scoungers I've ever known always had Vote Labour Posters in every window at elction times

[cashman]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Well one of the bigest scoungers I've ever known always had Vote Labour Posters in every window at elction times

Still waiting fer ya to highlight where i made this implication?

[Margaret Pilkington]

Hey, you two...stop acting like politicians

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Hey, you two...stop acting like politicians

There's a big difference between cashy and me and politicians Margaret, we actually get on very well it just appears we're always at loggerheads

[cashman]

Originally Posted by jaysay

There's a big difference between cashy and me and politicians Margaret, we actually get on very well it just appears we're always at loggerheads

Only cos you won't admit the truth!

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cashman

Only cos you won't admit the truth!

And I make exceptions for you

[Margaret Pilkington]

See, you are still at it........arguing the toss like a couple of wayward backbenchers from opposite sides of the house

[MargaretR]

I cannot write what I thought when I saw the word 'toss'
..as in 'pair of'

[Margaret Pilkington]

was the word you wanted 'tosspots'....No, didn't think it was Margaret.