Pensioner Winter Fuel Payment - I just don't get it?

[big-all]

One day, a government will abolish it, at the same time pointing out that they are increasing the basic rate of pension by an equivalent amount greater than inflation.

Really, the ratchet has been pushing the state pension up, faster than inflation, for years, so they could have done it already.

Paying extra money to people who don't need it, and to people who are better off than younger working people struggling on less, has always been silly.

my pension has gone up by more than 24% over the last 3 years as its compound something like 8.6/10.1 and 4.1
and as said the youngsters who are struggling and cant afford mortgages are paying for it

 

[MNW67]

but she would need it if she was living alone in her own house paying for the odd bit of personal care.

If only she had an asset worth £1 million?

 

[motorbiking]

People who can lay their hands on lots of money can pay high care costs. People who can't, can't.

Spending money is not an indicator of need.

People who have paid lots of tax all their lives, now pay more tax. Next they will means test the state pension and add the TV licence to council tax.

 

[MNW67]

People who have paid lots of tax all their lives, now pay more tax. Next they will means test the state pension and add the TV licence to council tax.

We are definitely in a mess. Pretty much the whole of the West is.

 

[Notch7]

Oh dear Reform voters are most upset….Keir Starmer has ruined a key argument.

It is good we have a responsible government that listens to the people, that is the sign of democracy

 

[motorbiking]

Oh dear Reform voters are most upset….Keir Starmer has ruined a key argument.

that they only did a U-turn because people said, they'd vote Reform? Good old Nige' leading the way as usual.

It is good we have a responsible government that listens to the people, that is the sign of democracy

How has Rachel funded it?

 

[pete01]

Oh dear Reform voters are most upset….Keir Starmer has ruined a key argument.

It is good we have a responsible government that listens to the people, that is the sign of democracy

More codswallop

 

[motorbiking]

We are definitely in a mess. Pretty much, the whole West is.

Incentivising people to be net contributors and avoiding policies that result in fewer tax paying jobs might be a good idea.

 

[MNW67]

Oh dear Reform voters are most upset….Keir Starmer has ruined a key argument.

It is good we have a responsible government that listens to the people, that is the sign of democracy

Every responsible economist acknowledges that the WFP is stupid. But it was politically tone deaf to scrap it. Labour have learnt a good lesson.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

It is good we have a responsible government that listens to the people, that is the sign of democracy

Do you really believe that? I would suggest the Labour government saw their figures take a nose dive, suddenly realised how unpopular they had become, and had therefore been forced to do a U turn.

 

[Notch7]

avoiding policies that result in fewer tax paying jobs might be a good idea

increase in employment of 667,000 over the year to February to April 2025

 

[Koolpc]

Oh dear Reform voters are most upset….Keir Starmer has ruined a key argument.

It is good we have a responsible government that listens to the people, that is the sign of democracy

Do you ever read the idiotic posts you make?

 

[noseall]

Do you ever read the idiotic posts you make?

...says Fido.

 

[Mottie]

increase in employment of 667,000 over the year to February to April 2025

Wait until you see the figures from April onwards when the stupid NI increase and employee rights have kicked in.

 

[MNW67]

Wait until you see the figures from April onwards when the stupid NI increase and employee rights have kicked in.

We wouldn't have needed an NI increase if the last government hadn't salted the earth with their unfunded NI cuts. Sensible politics has become almost impossible.