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General Discussion / Re: £150 Council Tax Energy Rebate for Bands A - D
« on: May 16, 2022, 12:08:23 PM »A government safeguarding minister - Rachel Maclean - has suggested that people struggling with the cost of living should "work more hours, or get a better job".
That just shows how out of touch this government is!! 🤬
Also how are we pensioners supposed to increase our income? I have said on many occasions that the proposed benefits to ease the burden are either pure fiction, or only of benefit to the workers.
Proposal 1: Car MOT tests to be once every two years - this will only help drivers, and c£45 saving over a year - that's of little help, especially when, in an effort to recoup some of the loss, garages will stop discounting the cost of a tast and start charging the recommended fee (c£50?).
Proposal 2: Prescription charges frozen, once again of no help whatsoever to pensioners and people on certain benefits.
I can't get my breath!! 🤬