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Hi, my name is carolannomara!

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carolannomara
carolannomara Community member Posts: 2 Listener

Hi there to every one.......Life seems to be a bit hard to day in "This Great Britain." The old/ill/and vunerable are getting hit by sanctions and the PIP...I am glad I am a pensioner

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  • Castleford1
    Castleford1 Community member Posts: 59 Courageous
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    I'm a pensioner too but we are probably the next in line for cuts and sanctions.
  • carolannomara
    carolannomara Community member Posts: 2 Listener
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    Hi there Castleford..1....The goverment is putting Fear into- our lives...You can't get a sanction when you are a pensioner. .(..plod on)....My friend has worked for 40 years..and she has to wait till she is 67 to get her pensions...She is 61 I think...I got mine when I was 60.. At least I have missed all that goings on at the Jobcentre.  ..
  • Castleford1
    Castleford1 Community member Posts: 59 Courageous
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    Well I think the following benefits for pensioners could go soon - yearly fuel allowance, bus passes, free TV licence for over 75s etc.

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