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Freezing in sunny Spain, fair France etc
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LindaC | Report | 21 Dec 2014 19:25 |
Although some UK residents may regard the heating payment as extra spending money I am sure they still spend an awful lot of money on their fuel bills. I estimate that we currently spend somewhere between £1500 - £2000 per year on fuel and that is being careful with the heating. I turn radiators off in rooms we don't use all of the time and turn the heating off when we are out. Fortunately we are in Kent so by no means the coldest in the UK. I hate to think how much people spend in the colder parts of the country |
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wisechild | Report | 21 Dec 2014 14:47 |
In order to qualify for the winter fuel payment, I had to be living in the UK when I applied for it, which I did. |
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PatinCyprus | Report | 21 Dec 2014 11:50 |
If you are a British ex pat and live in the EU you are entitled to the Winter Fuel Allowance once you are the required age, at the moment born before 5th July 1952. |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 21 Dec 2014 11:31 |
Why should ex-pats receive it at all? It isnt paid automatically. They've chosen to make their permanent home outside of the UK and should have factored the cost of aircon or heating into their calculations. |
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wisechild | Report | 21 Dec 2014 06:39 |
I honestly can´t see that the winter climate in Italy is any colder than in France or Spain. |
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DazedConfused | Report | 20 Dec 2014 20:10 |
I live in cold and windy Plumstead. Sth London. We have NO central heating when it gets even colder, put on more clothes and more covers on the bed. |
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Tenerife Sun | Report | 20 Dec 2014 15:30 |
I have an electric blanket and wouldn't want to be without it. I sit with a blanket tucked round me in the evening whilst watching television. |
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BrendafromWales | Report | 20 Dec 2014 13:26 |
For We used to go every Jan for a few months and was warmer back home |
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wisechild | Report | 20 Dec 2014 12:16 |
From my standpoint in Balmy Menorca, would just like to say that I now go to bed in a t shirt fleecy pjs & a dressing gown under a duvet, blanket & bedspread. If it gets any colder, the hottie bottle will come out. can´t afford to run an electric blanket. |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 20 Dec 2014 10:25 |
The DWP has decided that when calculating av temp for winter heating allowance it must include Tahiti, Guadaloupe, the Canaries and so on. |
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