Pension Bonus

[pawsnizzy]

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....

No-one will be able to afford a hat

 

[redlig]

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.

That did actually cross my mind ,who can tell the next ploy they will use to "Balance the books".

 

[redlig]

No-one will be able to afford a hat

I'll use the silver foil one I have ready when the first NUK gets dropped.

 

[redlig]

That did actually cross my mind ,who can tell the next ploy they will use to "Balance the books".

Packet of crisps ! Luxury ,when I was a lad.............................

 

[owas]

Totally not dramatic at all

 

[ajlelectronics]

Totally not dramatic at all

Many of us on here remember the 70s and what followed.

 

[JMS1972]

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 .

That's 5 shillings isn't it?

 

[colnerov]

Or you could look at the bigger picture, because it's £13 a year. See it seems better already.

 

[redlig]

Or you could look at the bigger picture, because it's £13 a year. See it seems better already.

I'm glad you managed to put a gloss on it. Now I can see why they are thinking about cancelling part of HS2. To repeat an old joke . I promise to spend it only on essentials like wine, women, and tools and not waste it.

 

[RichardM]

We're all going to the pub and the drinks are on you - that's your bonus wiped out.

 

[Morris]

We're all going to the pub and the drinks are on you - that's your bonus wiped out.

Fixed it.

 

[redlig]

We're all going to the pub and the drinks are on you - that's your bonus wiped out.

Tell them to put it on the slate and I'll be around when I've saved up or not.

 

[Smallfry]

Don't worry. They will probably discover its a mistake, and you will have to pay it back at a penny a week for the next 90 years.

 

[badabec]

Hello, when the five bob was originally added to your pension at 80 in 1971 it was a reasonable amount. It never got adjusted for inflation etc.
If the government withdrew the five bob they would accused of stealing from the over eighties.
And no money to increase it.
They were a bit stuck, and so decided to just leave it alone at 25p.

 

[premmington]

Many of us on here remember the 70s and what followed.

Strikes and "Winter of Discontent" - think it was 1978/79...?

Yeah I can remmember it aged 12/13. Rubbish piled high in the streets - tanker drivers on strike - bad weather. And grave diggers picketing cemeteries. No heating oil at school (and we did not get sent home - we just had to wrap up warm).

Not sure of the reasons for it all...? Dad told me at the time Ford workers got 17% pay rise and everybody wanted the same.

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Labour party having a ruck with its union backers at the time is how it reads to me...

 

[Smallfry]

Might be another winter of discontent, judging by the way things are going.

 

[ajlelectronics]

Might be another winter of discontent, judging by the way things are going.

All the signs are there, but it is all a bit faster than it was the last time around. Still, once all the pensioners have frozen to death, there will be more in the pot to reward the paymasters.

 

[RonMig]

Single resident council-tax discount seems like a target too, so could be another c£500 money-grab from pensioners living alone, on top of losing the fuel allowance...

 

[Morrisman]

Single resident council-tax discount seems like a target too, so could be another c£500 money-grab from pensioners living alone, on top of losing the fuel allowance...

My council tax is £158 a month, with the 25% discount, so losing that discount will add up to far more than the £200 fuel allowance over 12 months.

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

Might be another winter of discontent,

I've hear from a reliable source that things can only get better .