Winter Fuel Allowance - Europe pensioners and expats.
#243
re: Winter Fuel Allowance - Europe pensioners and expats.
Well, (fingers crossed of course), yes I am.
But then I did anticipate that as years advanced i might not find life as easy as I had.
So I invested time and effort (that I could ill afford) in trying to ensure that i would remain so.
But then I did anticipate that as years advanced i might not find life as easy as I had.
So I invested time and effort (that I could ill afford) in trying to ensure that i would remain so.
#244
re: Winter Fuel Allowance - Europe pensioners and expats.
I'll never understand why it is just not consolidated into the state pension. If it were those pensioners who had a pension/retirement income over £10,000 would pay either 20% or 40% or 45% of it back as tax due on their income. Far better than all the costs associated with means testing which would be a complete waste.
#245
Re: Winter Fuel Allowance - Europe pensioners and expats.
As you will see, I have merged the assorted threads about whether or not there should be or will/will not be Winter Fuel Allowance for those pensioners and expats living in Europe, to this one thread.
There are re-directed in the assorted forums
When I looked at all the threads - and I did read them - I found I was really reading just the one conversation.
So, I have consolidated the topic to this one place. That saves some users needing to repeat themselves across several threads & keeps the topic in just the one place.
Thanks
BEVS
There are re-directed in the assorted forums
When I looked at all the threads - and I did read them - I found I was really reading just the one conversation.
So, I have consolidated the topic to this one place. That saves some users needing to repeat themselves across several threads & keeps the topic in just the one place.
Thanks
BEVS
#246
Re: Winter Fuel Allowance - Europe pensioners and expats.
With all the heat that is being generated in this thread, who needs a winter fuel allowance?
#247
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Re: Winter Fuel Allowance - Europe pensioners and expats.
There are some who actually need it, but probably not any of those contributing here.
Another testament that whenever there's another generous benefit, everyone will take it, whether they need it or not...
...and scream "unfairness" or "entitlement" if anyone ever tries to take it away.
I reckon all will be voting Labour now, so you can get all your freebies back. And then in a decade or so, yet another UK near-bankruptcy to sort out, and all will again be screaming "entitlement" as the cutbacks go into effect.
But at least you'll get that 200 pounds you're "entitled" to, so you can buy an iPad or something. That's what's important.
Another testament that whenever there's another generous benefit, everyone will take it, whether they need it or not...
...and scream "unfairness" or "entitlement" if anyone ever tries to take it away.
I reckon all will be voting Labour now, so you can get all your freebies back. And then in a decade or so, yet another UK near-bankruptcy to sort out, and all will again be screaming "entitlement" as the cutbacks go into effect.
But at least you'll get that 200 pounds you're "entitled" to, so you can buy an iPad or something. That's what's important.
#249
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Re: Winter Fuel Allowance - Europe pensioners and expats.
Not true.
To avoid the tedium Cyrian has chosen to unsubscribe from this thread.
Nope. I am as entitled as you to express my opinion.
I agree with Cyrian that this is getting really tedious.
Will you please give it a rest.
#250
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Re: Winter Fuel Allowance - Europe pensioners and expats.
As you will see, I have merged the assorted threads about whether or not there should be or will/will not be Winter Fuel Allowance for those pensioners and expats living in Europe, to this one thread.
There are re-directed in the assorted forums
When I looked at all the threads - and I did read them - I found I was really reading just the one conversation.
So, I have consolidated the topic to this one place. That saves some users needing to repeat themselves across several threads & keeps the topic in just the one place.
Thanks
BEVS
There are re-directed in the assorted forums
When I looked at all the threads - and I did read them - I found I was really reading just the one conversation.
So, I have consolidated the topic to this one place. That saves some users needing to repeat themselves across several threads & keeps the topic in just the one place.
Thanks
BEVS
#251
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Re: Winter Fuel Allowance - Europe pensioners and expats.
- The first is whether ex-pats should get the WFP at all. The UK government has decided that some will and some won't based on the temperature test.
- The second is whether the temperature test is equitable insofar as it applies to France. The UK Government has decided that for the purposes of WFP Italy is colder than France.
#252
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Re: Winter Fuel Allowance - Europe pensioners and expats.
With respect I think there are two conversations, or at least two themes within the same conversation:
- The first is whether ex-pats should get the WFP at all. The UK government has decided that some will and some won't based on the temperature test.
- The second is whether the temperature test is equitable insofar as it applies to France. The UK Government has decided that for the purposes of WFP Italy is colder than France.
- The first is whether ex-pats should get the WFP at all. The UK government has decided that some will and some won't based on the temperature test.
- The second is whether the temperature test is equitable insofar as it applies to France. The UK Government has decided that for the purposes of WFP Italy is colder than France.
#253
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Re: Winter Fuel Allowance - Europe pensioners and expats.
Frankly I didn't even know this Europe forum existed until today. The issues I have been raising are specifically related to the WFP as it affects people in France. I'm not particularly interested in debating whether or not people should or shouldn't get the WFP but I am interested in discussing the discriminatory nature of the UK government's temperature test as it applies to France.
Your issues are much more general so it is perhaps right that they are discussed in this more general forum.
#254
Re: Winter Fuel Allowance - Europe pensioners and expats.
I'm by no means an expert on this kind of thing and would not claim a grant like the WFA unless I felt I was "needy" enough to do so but, if I were in such circumstances, I would imagine that there are French grants to which I would be entitled, n'est-ce pas?