Well, I’m surprised that the telegraph would publish this article, perhaps the editorial board is positioning itself against badenoch for leadership
BlueMoonCityzen on
Wouldn’t call someone not on pension credit rich by any means
But yes there are a lot of pensioners bringing in £50k including their state pension, with no mortgage or rent to speak of and relatively minor outgoings, giving a lot of money to family members. And as they should, but neither do they need another handout for heating if that is the case.
0Neverland0 on
So who is the backstabber here, Team Patel or Team Jenrick? Given Cruella’s rather noisy exit from the race my money would be on the rather easily bought Jenrick.
Glad_Buffalo_5037 on
To be fair, the likes of Mick Jagger would have been eligible and should in all effect get the winter fuel payment. He doesn’t need it but will have paid crazy amounts of tax over the years, a lot more than you or I and should be offered it
denyer-no1-fan on
Ending the WFP has always been a reasonably popular policy within the Tory ranks. Osborne has mentioned in his podcast that him and his official have considered means-testing it a few times throughout the years, they just couldn’t do it because David Cameron made a campaign promise to not remove it.
grrrranm on
I get the principal that pensioners that don’t need the fuel allowance shouldn’t get it! But it all comes down to defining what wealth is? I’m not talking about property ownership people can have big houses & still be poor, I’m talking about disposable income!
But it’s very weird that the government punishes it own citizens but hands out £ billions in state welfare to legal & illegal Immigrants?
If they want to save £20 billion just stop housing & welfare benefits to non-UK citizens, then stop paying migrant hotels! The NHS should only accessible for Uk citizens, The list of waste goes on and on!
grrrranm on
I get the principal that pensioners that don’t need the fuel allowance shouldn’t get it! But it all comes down to defining what wealth is? I’m not talking about property ownership people can have big houses & still be poor, I’m talking about disposable income!
But it’s very weird that the government punishes it own citizens but hands out £ billions in state welfare to legal & illegal Immigrants?
If they want to save £20 billion just stop housing & welfare benefits to non-UK citizens, then stop paying migrant hotels! The NHS should only accessible for Uk citizens, The list of waste goes on and on!
Rollupthe on
But that isn’t what’s happening, it is simply those making 230 a week or more, which leaves millions of poor and lower muddle class old people being denied this help. This doesn’t simply deny access to “””rich pensioners”””” if denies it to those close to poverty.
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Well, I’m surprised that the telegraph would publish this article, perhaps the editorial board is positioning itself against badenoch for leadership
Wouldn’t call someone not on pension credit rich by any means
But yes there are a lot of pensioners bringing in £50k including their state pension, with no mortgage or rent to speak of and relatively minor outgoings, giving a lot of money to family members. And as they should, but neither do they need another handout for heating if that is the case.
So who is the backstabber here, Team Patel or Team Jenrick? Given Cruella’s rather noisy exit from the race my money would be on the rather easily bought Jenrick.
To be fair, the likes of Mick Jagger would have been eligible and should in all effect get the winter fuel payment. He doesn’t need it but will have paid crazy amounts of tax over the years, a lot more than you or I and should be offered it
Ending the WFP has always been a reasonably popular policy within the Tory ranks. Osborne has mentioned in his podcast that him and his official have considered means-testing it a few times throughout the years, they just couldn’t do it because David Cameron made a campaign promise to not remove it.
I get the principal that pensioners that don’t need the fuel allowance shouldn’t get it! But it all comes down to defining what wealth is? I’m not talking about property ownership people can have big houses & still be poor, I’m talking about disposable income!
But it’s very weird that the government punishes it own citizens but hands out £ billions in state welfare to legal & illegal Immigrants?
If they want to save £20 billion just stop housing & welfare benefits to non-UK citizens, then stop paying migrant hotels! The NHS should only accessible for Uk citizens, The list of waste goes on and on!
I get the principal that pensioners that don’t need the fuel allowance shouldn’t get it! But it all comes down to defining what wealth is? I’m not talking about property ownership people can have big houses & still be poor, I’m talking about disposable income!
But it’s very weird that the government punishes it own citizens but hands out £ billions in state welfare to legal & illegal Immigrants?
If they want to save £20 billion just stop housing & welfare benefits to non-UK citizens, then stop paying migrant hotels! The NHS should only accessible for Uk citizens, The list of waste goes on and on!
But that isn’t what’s happening, it is simply those making 230 a week or more, which leaves millions of poor and lower muddle class old people being denied this help. This doesn’t simply deny access to “””rich pensioners”””” if denies it to those close to poverty.