The Retirement Thread

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4:37pm, 29 Jul 2024
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EvilPixie
Oh I know shades
29 Jul
4:44pm, 29 Jul 2024
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GimmeMedals
In fairness, my dad is often commenting that he can't spend his pensions as fast as they come in, so he really doesn't need the winter fuel allowance and not does Boris' dad or King Charles and *quite a few* others. Unfortunately, this will also hit some who do rely on it.
29 Jul
4:49pm, 29 Jul 2024
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EvilPixie
Oh I agree as my in-laws don’t need it but to do a blanket no seems harsh
29 Jul
4:50pm, 29 Jul 2024
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EvilPixie
Especially when everything is costly
Plus they are now admitting the £300 saving a year every year won’t happen for many many years
29 Jul
5:04pm, 29 Jul 2024
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Velociraptor
I wonder how my dad's crush on Rachel Reeves is looking now muppet
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5:05pm, 29 Jul 2024
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EvilPixie
😂
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5:09pm, 29 Jul 2024
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Velociraptor
(I suspect it'll take more than that to make him go off her. He's well aware that there'll be no handouts for pensioners in his position.)
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5:12pm, 29 Jul 2024
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GregP
Think most blokes over 50 with nerd tendencies have a crush on RR. I certainly do.
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5:15pm, 29 Jul 2024
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Shades
I expected the winter fuel allowance to be reduced back to pre Covid/energy crisis level. That would be back to £300 a year. I didn't expect it to be become means tested.
29 Jul
5:17pm, 29 Jul 2024
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OO61
Lots more to come I suspect. Means tested bus passes etc 🤔

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