Now the dust has settled. My ten bobs worth

[ex_pat_magpie]

Ok, Pat. It’s quite common knowledge - just google/youtube it if you’re interested.

It may be common knowledge, but I've searched google and can only find the reasons the government give for having to do it. You may have a specific link if you could enlighten me please.

As far as I know the only taxes they were adamant about not raising were income tax, V.A.T. and National Insurance.

[ex_pat_magpie]

It may be common knowledge, but I've searched google and can only find the reasons the government give for having to do it. You may have a specific link if you could enlighten me please.

As far as I know the only taxes they were adamant about not raising were income tax, V.A.T. and National Insurance.

In the absence of your reply TopToon do you know a) How many pensioners there are living in millionaire households today and b) How many pensioners there are entitled to pension credit, about £4,000 per annum, who are not claiming it. Note this over 13 times the cold weather payment.

[toptoon]

You’re right about many pensioners receiving the payments who don’t need them - my own mother has admitted as much. Not sure which idiot brought that scheme in (will have been the Tories, I know!).

I’m not sensing a great deal of appetite for this thread on the board so I’ll leave this for now.