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Old 19-08-2010, 10:16   #9
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Re: Cold Winter Fuel Payments for Pensioners to be cut

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Originally Posted by anzac View Post
I agree the rules etc should be looked at first and that could save money. Also the winter fuel payment could be given to a household and not individual people. Why do couples get double to warm the same house as a single person it dosen't cost anymore because there are 2 people in the house. Also people in nursing homes etc When my mother in law was in Hilltop in Baxenden she got the allowance and it went to her personally not to heat the home.
Agree anzac, to me another thing that should be looked at is child benefit, I can understand why a footballer playing for say Manchester United or Liverpool earning £120,000 a week, get child benefit, seems all wrong to me
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