Quote Originally Posted by ramAnag View Post
That’s a sensible questioning of the proposals imo, unlike Tricky who just wants to have a pop at the new government and train drivers.
The other side of the coin is that I can take you to see an elderly lady who lives, about 300 metres from me, alone in a very large ‘listed’ building. The property is worth at least £5 million and, as I understand it, she has more (millions) to fall back on. Good luck to her but are we seriously suggesting she should be entitled to the same wfa as poorer pensioners?
I don’t think so…but I do accept some ‘fine tuning’ may be necessary.
Yeah I know wealthy pensioners who didn't need it too.

That's why I'd have preferred them to take more time. Maybe set the level based on savings like other benefits, is it 16k? Bring it in next year, give those having it taken away more notice.

There is never a perfect way of doing things unfortunately though. There will always be someone who falls in the gap.