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Means testing

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For the TV licence

 

Seems reasonable

Next? State pension?

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26 minutes ago, boltondiver said:

For the TV licence

 

Seems reasonable

Next? State pension?

Not sure how it works.

ATM, over 75's get a 'free' licence. Do the government give the BBC the £157 per freebie ?

I'm just now sure where the 'shortfall' that the Beeb must recoup has come from.

 

Only rich pensioners vote for the tories, take that triple lock away and they are fucked.

This current set of cocks aint getting my vote anyway, but if they means test the state pension, ill never vote for them again

1 hour ago, Casino said:

This current set of cocks aint getting my vote anyway, but if they means test the state pension, ill never vote for them again

I'm not disagreeing with you but it seems a bit daft to give money to those really don't need it

Perhaps if they earn over £100,000 in retirement, they could do without TV Licence, heating allowance, basic state pension and other freebies?

Tbh, if its folk pulling over 100k in retirement, ive no issue with it

But you know as well as i do, that middle rankers continually get battered when we start to means test

Means testing would be great if every individual case was taken on its merits.

But they never are

You just get lumped into a group and that's fucking that.

Personally, if you've paid in all your life, you get the state pension regardless of who you are.

What should never happen, is a little old lady freezing to death in a 1 bed flat because she's scared to put the fire on. I'd be giving them nigh on free leccy.

1 hour ago, Spider said:

Means testing would be great if every individual case was taken on its merits.

But they never are

You just get lumped into a group and that's fucking that.

Personally, if you've paid in all your life, you get the state pension regardless of who you are.

What should never happen, is a little old lady freezing to death in a 1 bed flat because she's scared to put the fire on. I'd be giving them nigh on free leccy.

What about if she had just spunked her money away?

If they are on certain benefits they still don't pay.

Beyond that, fuck em; pay like everyone else. 3 quid a week.

15 minutes ago, boltondiver said:

What about if she had just spunked her money away?

You’re not as heartless as that comment suggests....

Plenty pensioners are eligible for Pension Credits but fail to claim them for whatever reason. If they have to claim them in order to get a free TV licence maybe they will?

Just now, MalcolmW said:

Plenty pensioners are eligible for Pension Credits but fail to claim them for whatever reason. If they have to claim them in order to get a free TV licence maybe they will?

Maybe they will.

Then they can means test those too.

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