tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690720220183337557.post8631698259291080132..comments2024-03-28T19:46:33.269+00:00Comments on FTHN: From the Hornets Nest: The lunacy of the Winter Fuel AllowanceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690720220183337557.post-3483938119572343802011-08-13T10:12:05.673+01:002011-08-13T10:12:05.673+01:00Can the Dame please stop rubbing our faces in the ...Can the Dame please stop rubbing our faces in the fact that she is nearly as rich as Herr Cockle and Danny 'BOY' Moylan. We know that she married money rather than being leader of RBK&C or Dep Chair of TflAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690720220183337557.post-47817237226432859592011-08-13T10:10:15.819+01:002011-08-13T10:10:15.819+01:00David
Thank you. The point is that the form should...David<br />Thank you. The point is that the form should raise the question with the applicant as to whether they had need of the allowance. Nothing to do with means testing. Had the Dame been asked whether she required her it her conscience would have dictated that she say no.HornetsNesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986293957148642699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690720220183337557.post-39117467630245402452011-08-13T09:53:25.118+01:002011-08-13T09:53:25.118+01:00Very nice! Houses worldwide and a guldstream G5!
...Very nice! Houses worldwide and a guldstream G5!<br /><br />I agree (but not nonnymously)the limited value of the fuel allowance makes meanstesting impracticable or very costly - especially enforcement! (From where here did this particular piece of coal come?)<br /><br />)7799647160David Le Brocquyhttp://www.noconfidence.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690720220183337557.post-37939192400078710672011-08-12T15:37:46.114+01:002011-08-12T15:37:46.114+01:00Anonymous
From memory, you're not eligible for...Anonymous<br />From memory, you're not eligible for the winter fuel allowance if you (legally) reside abroad. Certainly no-one sunning themselves on one of the Costas should be able to legitimally claim it.<br /><br />The question then is whether the winter fuel allowance should be means tested. Given the relatively small amount of money involved (£250 per household IIRC) it's probably cheaper to just give it to everyone of the right age. Means testing is generally labour intensive and expensive.<br /><br />The same argument of course applied to Child Benefit - not only was it quite effective (primarily because it was paid to the mother) but it was also cheap to administer precisely because it was a "universal" benefit. The current mob however don't seem to understand that and are clearly intent on turning it into an administrative (and costly) nightmare.<br /><br />On a side note I am somewhat surprised the yellow brigade haven't informed their partners in crime about this. From memory support for more universal benefits was part of their manifesto for many years ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com