Chip

Now I have no problem in giving our pensioners some extra cash to help to pay to keep them warm and comfortable during the winter months. But I do have objections to us sending the money to ppl living in Spain who haved moved there from the UK to retire.

Surely this allowance should be paid in vouchers payable to account holders of the fuel companies in the UK only.

Chip

Jaydee5

What..like child benefit or family credit, whatever it's called, should be paid in vouchers for food and clothes for kids

pslewis

They will claim that they paid into the system for 50 years and are now getting some payback?

Nido

It also gets cold in the evenings during the winter in most parts of Spain - most of the houses are also built with no insulation, so it's not as if they won't be spending the cash on heating!

GCollier

I think it makes more sense to pay cash as it costs less to administer than vouchers and lets the pensioner choose the best way of spending the money according to their circumstances (e.g. put it towards better insulation or towards time abroad, rather than simply burn fuel).

Given the payment is to help them stay warm though, it should certainly be linked to the climate of the country in which they live.

richie001

iTrader: (3)

i was told that you get the winter fuel allowance even if you move too the carribean

Sub97

Why shouldn't they?

As long as they paid taxes in this country all their working life then they're entitled to it in my opinion, doesn't matter where they live now.

OllyK

Yup - stop the chavs from spending it on booze and ****