Pensioners Christmas bonus
Discussion
I wonder if Rachel Thieves is going to steal this as well as Winter Fuel Allowance?
It was given by a Labour PM, so perhaps she dare not go there.
It would be both fitting and helpful to those of us who are just outside of the 'test' for Pension Credit to have this index linked as it has remained at ten quid since 'arold Wilson awarded it.
What do others think?
It was given by a Labour PM, so perhaps she dare not go there.
It would be both fitting and helpful to those of us who are just outside of the 'test' for Pension Credit to have this index linked as it has remained at ten quid since 'arold Wilson awarded it.
What do others think?
valiant said:
Why a bonus?
Highly likely because that's what it's called & has been for years.https://www.gov.uk/christmas-bonus/eligibility
The bonus this year will be whether Pensioners get it, the chances of any increase are along the lines of zero.
More to the point,
1) do we have to have a whole new thread for every crazy individual conspiracy theory s
t that may or may not happen rather than just using one of the existing dozen threads, and
2) how much must it cost to administer a tenner!!?! Just up the rates across the rest of the year (or add it to the Dec payment because it's benefit based), rather than having the added friction from a sum that when introduced was probably a lot, and now really isn't...
1) do we have to have a whole new thread for every crazy individual conspiracy theory s
t that may or may not happen rather than just using one of the existing dozen threads, and 2) how much must it cost to administer a tenner!!?! Just up the rates across the rest of the year (or add it to the Dec payment because it's benefit based), rather than having the added friction from a sum that when introduced was probably a lot, and now really isn't...
ferret50 said:
I wonder if Rachel Thieves is going to steal this as well as Winter Fuel Allowance?
It was given by a Labour PM, so perhaps she dare not go there.
It would be both fitting and helpful to those of us who are just outside of the 'test' for Pension Credit to have this index linked as it has remained at ten quid since 'arold Wilson awarded it.
What do others think?
Why should pensioners get a Christmas bonus?It was given by a Labour PM, so perhaps she dare not go there.
It would be both fitting and helpful to those of us who are just outside of the 'test' for Pension Credit to have this index linked as it has remained at ten quid since 'arold Wilson awarded it.
What do others think?
BoRED S2upid said:
markh1973 said:
Why should pensioners get a Christmas bonus?
I’m guessing because employed people tend to get one. Also disabled people get it you know because it’s Christmas treat yourself to fish and chips once a year. It’s a state pension for god sake, it should be a standard monthly payment. Nothing more nothing less. Lump it into the overall
Payment.
markh1973 said:
Why should pensioners get a Christmas bonus?
Performance related, they get more if they use up all the doctors and dentist appointments before 9am and after 5 and a little bit more if they do their shopping at lunch time, bonus points if they use up all the Tesco meal deals.macron said:
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2) how much must it cost to administer a tenner!!?! Just up the rates across the rest of the year (or add it to the Dec payment because it's benefit based), rather than having the added friction from a sum that when introduced was probably a lot, and now really isn't...
So close.2) how much must it cost to administer a tenner!!?! Just up the rates across the rest of the year (or add it to the Dec payment because it's benefit based), rather than having the added friction from a sum that when introduced was probably a lot, and now really isn't...
Just scrap it.
Christmas bonus for being old. But at least it shows that politicians were f
kwits in the 70s too, and that the electorate were just as easily bought.ferret50 said:
turbobloke said:
ferret50 said:
It was given by a Labour PM, so perhaps she dare not go there.
Winter Fuel Payments for all pensioners were a Labour thing, but not sacrosanct. Heath's tenner in 1972 should be £115 now.The tenner Xmas bonus was introduced in 1972.
Look it up and see who was PM in that year.
When the £10 Christmas bonus was first introduced by 'Heath' in 1972, the weekly state pension was £6.75.
ferret50 said:
turbobloke said:
ferret50 said:
It was given by a Labour PM, so perhaps she dare not go there.
Winter Fuel Payments for all pensioners were a Labour thing, but not sacrosanct. Heath's tenner in 1972 should be £115 now.Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff