Staggeringly misleading & irresponsible article by @Daily_Express online. Neither I nor my site've ever said that. It's a perversion of our "earn under £35k & it's worth checking a benefits calc to see if you're missing out on owt" into dangerous, trite clickbait.
Good news. The full 'new' state pension is to rise £460 a year next year due to the triple lock. That is a real rise of about £200 above inflation. Yet there are 2 things I'd point out in the context of the debate about the winter fuel payment.
1. That starts next April. This winter most pensioners are facing (looking at energy bills alone) a typical £500 higher cost compared to last (energy bills are £100ish cheaper, but no £300 cost of living payment, no up to £300 winter fuel payment)
2. The full state pension rise is for those who get the full state pension. There are up to 800,000 of the poorest pensioners who get less than the full state pension (£11,400 a year) who aren't claiming pension credit and will miss out on the winter fuel payment even though they should get it. They are very hard to reach and will be under huge financial pressure. These are therefore people the govt said should be helped but due to difficulties in the system won't be. These are the people I'm most worried about, some of whom may end up choosing between heating and eating.
Nb Only 1 in 4 pensioners get the 'new' state pension (ht @paullewismoney) the 'old' state pension also has the triple lock but as it is on a lower base won't rise as much.
Waiting to pick the kids up and light bulb moment on an organisation system I came up with for some Adhd friends and family and how I could turn it into a printable to help more people
excited, can't wait to get home and start work on it
#ADHD#organisation#idea#Excited
@NetflixUK are you having problems? My day of being ill and watching Spirit Rangers has been scuppered by Netflix not loading! Now I'm ill and playing chase with a toddler 😢🤒
Who here has loads of crafting plans and ideas, but somehow feels like they never finish many 🙋♀️
I have been loving making printable sheets to help me focus on what projects I want to finish each month
Here is my latest and best of all it is free
https://t.co/ZgQE8ufsV8
Feeling rough today so will spend most of it on the sofa, watching Spirit Rangers with baby
But might have a go at making July craft project sheet if I can
Starting work on July Projects sheet for you all
Still time to grab June's and get yourself motivated to finish off some of those WIP's that have been around a while
Who here has loads of crafting plans and ideas, but somehow feels like they never finish many 🙋♀️
I have been loving making printable sheets to help me focus on what projects I want to finish each month
Here is my latest and best of all it is free
https://t.co/ZgQE8ufsV8