"Eating or Heating"

A review of Pensioners Action Group (East) by Mal written on Monday 31st of March 2008

Respectfully wish the following question be answered by Gordon Brown concerning The Basic State Pension in The House on behalf of Pensioners

Gordon Brown would; either have to ask the Audience, do a 50/50 or Phone a friend, and still not have the answer.

Based on these Facts

The purchasing power of the state pension continues to be eroded. The general inflation rate used to calculate state pensions does not reflect the cost pressures faced by pensioners. For example, the cost of Fuel prices, Domestic oil, Domestic Gas and Electricity has increased substantially since 2004. As these four items make up a disproportionate amount of pensioners' outgoings, the true rate of inflation tallies more closely with the 9 per cent inflation figure quoted by the Daily Telegraph for pensioners for 2006. Pensioners therefore saw their income fall in real terms by about 5 per cent in 2006. Which the Government are not taking onboard, causing yet again the Pensioner to be unfairly treated by energy firms in terms of prices charged, and in many cases having their Gas/Electricity cut off, and starving to pay other house/hold Bills, as we all know, it’s a question of “ EAT or HEAT.”

My question is straight forward, pleased explain how one can manage on the following based on factual details.

Example: - Joint State Pension £128 47--- Weekly Cost of Petrol £18.10

Average Weekly Shopping £74.38... Weekly Oil Central Heating Costs 44.51

Weekly Electricity Costs and £10.10 = Total £147.09 Leaving Balance of £0.00 to pay the following: -

Council Tax/ Water Rates/ Household Insurance/ Car Insurance/ Household Insurance/ Plumbing/Water Insurance/ Boiler Maintenance/ Pet Insurance/ Road Fund License/ MoT & Car Service/ Dental Services/ Television License/Telephone Bill/ House Maintenance.

We are always boasting being the 4th Richest Country in the World, but in Europe Fail to admit our OAP’s are the Poorest?

“Have You Got the Answer”

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Mal U. Trition

Voice of the Pensioners

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