Pension Bonus

[redlig]

Just opened yesterdays mail and had a fabulous surprise. The Gov in it's wisdom and against the current predictions have decided to award me a bonus for reaching 80 yrs. Wow. Didn't expect that and it has caught me completely off guard especially as my Financial advisor has just adjusted our yearly budget forecast which ,to be honest, didn't look good but "happy days" I will now return to my profligate style of living. You guys just cannot understand the feeling of financial freedom I can now experience.
Did I mention the sum involved ? Well it does come with a caveat that states that I must not spend it all in one shop for fear of causing a financial unbalance in the high street so I must spread the windfall around a bit . Sit down pepes ,ARE YOU READY ? A whole 25p per week !!!!!! That's every week until I snuff it and with any more shocks like that might not be long. Now the question .Do I accept it or tell them to donate it to the M.P. Benevolent fund .

 

[colnerov]

5p of that will go in tax, don't forget. If you're getting a private pension as well.

 

[pawsnizzy]

Max Headroom will soon snatch that back (and much more!)

 

[Blobber]

Happy birthday for 80 years young!

 

[Morrisman]

It probably cost the govt clowns far more than that to organise and publicise the increase.

How many weeks increases to cover the price of producing, printing and posting just the letter telling you about it.

 

[ajlelectronics]

We are now living in the "interesting times" as the Chinese curse goes. Still it is the only real way to educate the youngsters, it's just a pity that everyone else will have to suffer in the meantime.

 

[Morris]

Well that's something to look forward to

 

[Wozzaaah]

Rich, beyond your wildest dreams!

 

[Tom O]

5P’s Eh…. Hell some of us can do 5 p’s in one night and never leave the house!

 

[owas]

We are now living in the "interesting times" as the Chinese curse goes. Still it is the only real way to educate the youngsters, it's just a pity that everyone else will have to suffer in the meantime.

No regrests.

 

[ajlelectronics]

No regrests.

Patience Grasshopper, patience.

 

[redlig]

5p of that will go in tax, don't forget. If you're getting a private pension as well.

Every silver lining has a cloud.

 

[ajlelectronics]

5P’s Eh…. Hell some of us can do 5 p’s in one night and never leave the house!

Apologies for the brief thread hijack.

On that subject, I have stopped drinking coffee and switched to red berry tea. Very quickly my waterworks started to behave better and I can now go more than two hours between visits, rather than 15 minutes. Coffee irritates the bladder lining apparently.

 

[caprinut]

It will go to winter fuel payment you and I will loose.

 

[ajlelectronics]

It will go to winter fuel payment you and I will loose.

Can it be retightened?

 

[500e]

Just opened yesterdays mail and had a fabulous surprise. The Gov in it's wisdom and against the current predictions have decided to award me a bonus for reaching 80 yrs. Wow. Didn't expect that and it has caught me completely off guard especially as my Financial advisor has just adjusted our yearly budget forecast which ,to be honest, didn't look good but "happy days" I will now return to my profligate style of living. You guys just cannot understand the feeling of financial freedom I can now experience.
Did I mention the sum involved ? Well it does come with a caveat that states that I must not spend it all in one shop for fear of causing a financial unbalance in the high street so I must spread the windfall around a bit . Sit down pepes ,ARE YOU READY ? A whole 25p per week !!!!!! That's every week until I snuff it and with any more shocks like that might not be long. Now the question .Do I accept it or tell them to donate it to the M.P. Benevolent fund .

They appear to have missed me out going on 84

 

[caprinut]

Apologies for the brief thread hijack.

On that subject, I have stopped drinking coffee and switched to red berry tea. Very quickly my waterworks started to behave better and I can now go more than two hours between visits, rather than 15 minutes. Coffee irritates the bladder lining apparently.

Thank god I have an ensuite.

 

[Ian X]

It probably cost the govt clowns far more than that to organise and publicise the increase.

How many weeks increases to cover the price of producing, printing and posting just the letter telling you about it.

There's the rub, Britain still has some paperwork culture left. I receive UK tax notices in the post for a paltry government pension of not more than 6 years service, all manner of UK official stuff. I voted in the last two elections using a proxy, I was sent confirmation emails and paper confirmations too for those votes, the paper confirmations at some cost to you and I.
Nothing is sent by paper in France now, unless you are being chased for money. You get an email telling you to logon to your tax or pension status if there is any change, nothing more. I can understand people being concerned at not having a paper trail to wave at the bureaucrats when things are not right but email is plenty legit now as tested in court in various countries.

 

[mechman]

Just opened yesterdays mail and had a fabulous surprise. The Gov in it's wisdom and against the current predictions have decided to award me a bonus for reaching 80 yrs. Wow. Didn't expect that and it has caught me completely off guard especially as my Financial advisor has just adjusted our yearly budget forecast which ,to be honest, didn't look good but "happy days" I will now return to my profligate style of living. You guys just cannot understand the feeling of financial freedom I can now experience.
Did I mention the sum involved ? Well it does come with a caveat that states that I must not spend it all in one shop for fear of causing a financial unbalance in the high street so I must spread the windfall around a bit . Sit down pepes ,ARE YOU READY ? A whole 25p per week !!!!!! That's every week until I snuff it and with any more shocks like that might not be long. Now the question .Do I accept it or tell them to donate it to the M.P. Benevolent fund .

I wonder if the 25p is some kind of ploy to take the pension over some thresh hold or other. They must have no shame. On the up side you could treat yourself to a packet of crisps once a month.

 

[minimutly]

It will go to winter fuel payment you and I will loose.

If that were all you're going to loose it would not be so bad, hang on to your hat, it's going to get windy....