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Winter Fuel Allowance

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Greatnan Fri 30-Aug-13 18:23:48

epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/52121

The government is proposing to treat the whole of huge countries like France and Spain as one area for the purpose of calculating average temperatures. They are even including tropical islands which are French colonies. This is another vindictive little proposal which will save very little money but could be very damaging to British pensioners living in chilly areas abroad.

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Mamie Fri 30-Aug-13 18:44:30

Signed. Would be very interested to know if the calculation for the overall winter temperature of the UK also includes its overseas territories.

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finocchio Fri 30-Aug-13 18:58:01

Thanks for this gn. Have signed.

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whenim64 Fri 30-Aug-13 19:30:44

Signed it!

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annodomini Fri 30-Aug-13 19:30:44

Despite not being an expat, I have signed it in the interests of fairness. However, I think the petition could have been better worded to include the incontestable fact that many expats live in places that are just as cold as - or colder than - the UK.

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sunseeker Fri 30-Aug-13 19:41:39

Having previously owned a property in Spain I can confirm that the houses are not built to stay warm and during the winter they can be very cold

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dustyangel Fri 30-Aug-13 21:39:16

Thanks for the link Gn. I've signed. Most holiday makers have no idea how cold inside warm climate houses can be in the winter. My brother in law had over 3 tons of wood delivered last year. He also has a gas heater and two electric radiators in an effort to keep warm. He is 84 and it was the first year he had received the fuel allowance.

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