Lets Hit The Pensioners.

[gulliver1]

Richi Sunak's plan to abandon the "Triple lock" for state pensions should trigger an early General Election.
Sunak has U turned on the Conservative pledge made by Liz Truss to keep the Triple Lock .Which requires pensions to rise with inflation. This is a decision being made by the Multi Millionaire Prime Minister who struts about Downing St wearing his £3,500 suits. Will the state pensioners vote Tory this time .... No Chance.

[gulliver1]

14.44 But I did not actually type the word liar did I , so get your Mod friend to bring the answer to prove it OK.

[Togo]

One option being considered by the new and exciting chancellor is to lessen the burden of state benefits (previously called pensions) paid to overseas claimants. They are rumoured to be considering means testing overseas claimants. Property values, other pensions (particularly state pensions paid by other Countries) savings and investments and numbers of days spent in the UK will all be under scrutiny. The money saved is to be put aside to fund the Albanians who all want to work and live here. Just rumour for now but the idea has its merits methinks.

[davebro]

I have no mod friends - I don't know who the mods are. And I can't report anyone because I have forgotten my password & there seems to be no way to retrieve it.

[davebro]

I would start by following up pensions being paid overseas to those who are now dead but whose relatives continue to benefit.

[davebro]

Any overseas claimant over (say) 70 should be required to prove annually that they are still living.

[gulliver1]

Davebro and Togo , you pair don't half talk some tripe between you.

[davebro]

hit a nerve have we?

[Old_Geezer]

Of course it shouldn't trigger a GE. That should have gone without needing to be said. It will, however, be remembered next GE.

[MargoTester]

^Coming from the expert at spouting tripe

[Togo]

//I would start by following up pensions being paid overseas to those who are now dead but whose relatives continue to benefit.//

I think that Mr Sunak, having some knowledge of how these things work considering his "background", is concerned at the numbers of pension/benefits claims being processed that are liable to be either bogus or indeed multi applications for the same individual. It has been difficult to isolate these claims, for fear of it being called racism, using traditional methods. i.e. prove you are, who you say you are, sort of questions. To show even handedness therefor all claimants who live wholly or partly outside the UK will be scrutinised.

[gulliver1]

Perhaps the mod who is monitoring This thread could show ,where on Site Rules it says "pork pies" is a forbidden word.

[gulliver1]

Margo tester 15.09 ,your quite good at it yourself.

[davebro]

Stick the point gully - how us poor pensioners are being screwed rotten!

[gulliver1]

15.24,Davebro , You were the one that Hijacked this thread.

[davebro]

gully - if you have nothing to say - say nothing.