General Chat

You should do according to the guide lines

The qualifying dates are 19th - 25th sept

2. What you'll get
How much you get depends on your circumstances during the qualifying week. The qualifying week for winter 2016 to 2017 is 19 to 25 September 2016.

Any money you get is tax-free and won’t affect your other benefits.

Circumstance Born on or before 5 May 1953 Aged 80 or over in the qualifying week
You qualify and live alone (or none of the people you live with qualify) £200 £300

A tax free gift from the UK Treasury is a rare and wonderful thing so I use the £ 200 as intended, to bring warmth and joy to the winter season.

There are many more tax efficient ways to donate to charities than foregoing the fuel allowance. I take a great pleasure in donating to charities which look after feisty wild creatures from seal rescue to snow leopards.

Here is a guy, a vet, who I really admire.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-supervet

in the latest episode he managed the very rare feat of healing the wing of a bird of prey.

The Welsh government does not care a thing about wild animals and ecology. It is going to build a second M4 right through the Gwent levels

http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/living-landscape/living-landscape-schemes/scheme-directory/gwent-levels

Even in economic terms a daft proposal as it will block the expansion of Newport dock.

Rolo .I myself support charities NSPCC .RSPB .Great Ormond street Hospital .& Hill Side animal Charity ..You say about environment/. In Scotland we have the awful Wind Farms all over the Countryside .every county has problems don't think you are fair talking about Wales ? .Our winter Payments mean a lot to retired people .I do use it mainly for electric . .The payments are there for us to use as we see fit Think you are a wind up merchant .Enjoy your five minutes of fame ;-)

well as Rollo is researching his grandfather's servants, he can spend the money on that

As you say Barbra, the winter fuel allowance is very important to lot of pensioners. It's a pity that some treat it, and them with barely concealed contempt, even stooping to insult Wales! What an idiotic self opinionated fool.

Even Peter Stringfellow thinks he shouldn't get it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11850514

But what the hell - Sod it - let's spend it on alcohol - those kids whose parents have had their benefits cut - they are 'common', (ie live in social housing ergo = 'common' and 'thick' - apparently) and can freeze.