winter fuel payment
#76
Re: winter fuel payment
And you seriously believe that the UK is not, you have to be joking. Where I live does not change the way things are there so I fail to see what you are rabbiting on about.
But if you take the trouble to actually read my post then you might possibly see that I was using a counter arguement against not being paid the WFA or was that too difficult to understand.
Graham
But if you take the trouble to actually read my post then you might possibly see that I was using a counter arguement against not being paid the WFA or was that too difficult to understand.
Graham
#78
Re: winter fuel payment
Graham
#79
Re: winter fuel payment
The £140 flat rate will be for 'new' pensioners at the date of inception, those already receiving pensions will get what they get now, plus any increases before then, they are the ones, myself included, who will be the worse affected, especially with the bus fares as I don't have a car or drive. The winter fuel payment is per HOUSEHOLD, and even if there are 4 people living in the house who are over the 60 years, they will only get one payment. My wife gets the payment, I will not. The current Conservative party did campaign on dropping the payment, but the lib/dems have forced them to keep it on for at least another year.
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Re: winter fuel payment
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BE is a very large expat website, so if you have problems finding your way around we have concierges who will try to direct you. The moderators for the Spanish forums are Mitzyboy and Fred James, moderators are there to ensure that the site runs smoothly within the rules of BE. Problems and complaints should always be addressed to a moderador who will look into the matter and deal with it efficiently and fairly. Our members who post in the Spain Forums are friendly and helpful with a wealth of knowledge of the issues of living in Spain. At the top of the page you will find a quirkily named thread called Free Beer which is full of important and useful information. Hope you enjoy your time participating in the forums.
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#81
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Re: winter fuel payment
The £140 flat rate will be for 'new' pensioners at the date of inception, those already receiving pensions will get what they get now, plus any increases before then, they are the ones, myself included, who will be the worse affected, especially with the bus fares as I don't have a car or drive. The winter fuel payment is per HOUSEHOLD, and even if there are 4 people living in the house who are over the 60 years, they will only get one payment. My wife gets the payment, I will not. The current Conservative party did campaign on dropping the payment, but the lib/dems have forced them to keep it on for at least another year.
#82
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Re: winter fuel payment
as do entitled people in France, Germany, Italy, and all other member countries of the EU.
are you giving them stick about this payment on the relevent country sections of the BE Forum ? NO only Spain !!
are you having a go at people living in the UK who are taking the WFP when they are earning over £100k NO only Spain !!
as others have said, stop your attacks on people
are you giving them stick about this payment on the relevent country sections of the BE Forum ? NO only Spain !!
are you having a go at people living in the UK who are taking the WFP when they are earning over £100k NO only Spain !!
as others have said, stop your attacks on people
Who have I attacked domino? I've said the payment is wrong & I defend that. It's you lot that are offended not me! As for all the "I paid into it" stuff. When the flat rate £140 pension is introduced I'll be one of those losing out because the second pension is being scrapped & trust me I have paid more than enough into that already!
If by that stage I'm dependent on the state pension & cold weather handouts then it's my own fault for not planning my future properly isn't it????
#83
Re: winter fuel payment
Get over yourself!
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Re: winter fuel payment
Why would I be on a France, Germany or Italy forum when I have no intention of living there? I did do a few years in BAOR so spose I could technically visit the Germany forum but I live in Spain & will be for at least another 10 years so that's why I'm here.
Who have I attacked domino? I've said the payment is wrong & I defend that. It's you lot that are offended not me! As for all the "I paid into it" stuff. When the flat rate £140 pension is introduced I'll be one of those losing out because the second pension is being scrapped & trust me I have paid more than enough into that already!
If by that stage I'm dependent on the state pension & cold weather handouts then it's my own fault for not planning my future properly isn't it????
Who have I attacked domino? I've said the payment is wrong & I defend that. It's you lot that are offended not me! As for all the "I paid into it" stuff. When the flat rate £140 pension is introduced I'll be one of those losing out because the second pension is being scrapped & trust me I have paid more than enough into that already!
If by that stage I'm dependent on the state pension & cold weather handouts then it's my own fault for not planning my future properly isn't it????
#85
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Re: winter fuel payment
Let me clarify AGAIN for those that have trouble understanding the English language. I've been an expat for 4 years now, during that time, firstly in Tenerife & now in Andalucia the majority of expats I have come across have been undesirables. As I said earlier, not ALL expats, just the majority.
Now it could well be that I'm in the wrong area, and all the nice folks go to a different part of Spain, but unlike most on here I won't speculate & will only quote my own personal experience. As far as i'm concerned, the only people who would take offence to such tagging are the undesirables themselves..........
If that's too complicated for you to understand megmet then I'm sorry but tough cos I won't bother trying to explain again, my head hurts enough from banging the wall as it is
#86
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Re: winter fuel payment
So what you're saying is you haven't saved enough for your own retirement so you would like the next generation of tax payers (moi) to bail you out? And you can't even ask nicely!
#87
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Re: winter fuel payment
Let me clarify AGAIN for those that have trouble understanding the English language. I've been an expat for 4 years now, during that time, firstly in Tenerife & now in Andalucia the majority of expats I have come across have been undesirables. As I said earlier, not ALL expats, just the majority.
Now it could well be that I'm in the wrong area, and all the nice folks go to a different part of Spain,
Now it could well be that I'm in the wrong area, and all the nice folks go to a different part of Spain,
#89
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Re: winter fuel payment
You dont have to.
There is enough bad publicity about the place on the interweb.
However, Spain is a big country and there are plenty of areas to move to where there are no British knuckle dragging, fat, bald, tattooed freaks that are to be found chez vous.
#90
Re: winter fuel payment
Can we return to the winter fuel payment comments from here on please, otherwise I might as well close the thread