The tightening grip of the “Nanny State”

@Ghost-of-a-Duke said
I think you're more interested in sticking it to the Labour party.

@divegeester said
I think you’re more interested in sticking up for the Labour Party.

Shame on you.

@Ghost-of-a-Duke said
Divegeester was proposing an attack on pensioners.

I disagree with this.

@Ghost-of-a-Duke said
Being in favour of means tested fuel payments has nothing to do with sticking up for the labour party. (Who I have never voted for). You alone have politicised the issue.

The shame is all yours. Money should go to where it is needed most. (Pensioners in genuine hardship and other struggling groups).

@Very-Rusty said
I would be in disagreement also, as I am of that age now. Also in a Different Country.

-VR

@divegeester said
It hasn’t been means tested, nor has there been an impact assessment.

Many sources, including the AGEUK site which I linked you and which you won’t have bothered looking at, estimate at least 2.5 million pensioners will be at risk this winter.

Yes Labour supporter, the shame is on you.

@divegeester said
You are in disagreement with the UK government scrapping the winter fuel payment?

@divegeester said
You are in disagreement with the UK government scrapping the winter fuel payment?

@Ghost-of-a-Duke said
No idea why you are not getting it. The winter fuel payment 'is' means tested by way of eligibility being determined by means tested benefits (such as pension credit).

@Very-Rusty said
@Divegeester was proposing an attack on pensioners.

I disagree with this.

-VR

@Ghost-of-a-Duke said
Money should go to where it is needed most.

Dive and ghost going at it like the good old days... Where's Suzi?

@divegeester said
No idea why you aren’t getting it, that is an arbitrary application of a list of existing benefits. It is NOT means feasting of the millions of pensioner who really need the winter fuel payment but do not already claim another benefit. It’s arbitrary , it’s lazy, it’s inefficient and it’s dangerous.

@Ghost-of-a-Duke said
It isn't scrapping the winter fuel payment. It has become means tested like almost every other benefit.

If anyone wants to understand the compassionate need to support millions of UK pensioners and maybe even sign up to the petition to reverse the callous government desicion you can find out more here and also sign to support at AGEUK.org

https://www.ageuk.org.uk/our-impact/campaigning/save-the-winter-fuel-payment/

Please consider doing this guys.