I previously posted that I had contacted Nick Clegg to ask what he considers a wealthy pensioner. Having only received an automated reply I contacted my own MP, Liam Fox, a couple of days ago and have received the following reply from his office:
"Thank you for your email to Dr Fox. None of these proposals have been properly debated yet and Mr Clegg certainly would not be able to answer your question. Mr Cameron promised that these benefits would be secure for the term of this Parliament - May 2015 - and then the state of the country's finances may mean that further cuts to benefits have to be made. However, they would all have to be set out in the Manifestos of all Parliamentary parties and then you may vote for whichever Party is best for you. Without wishing to sound impolite, I cannot think that you could be considered "a wealthy pensioner". I think he is thinking of older people with very large incomes, £50,000 p.a. plus."
So at least I got a reply to my query.
