Bus passes etc.

who do you class as being well off!!! my husband died 4 years ago and i was fortunate enough to get a private pension from his works on which i have to pay tax! ...i do not get the full state pension as the government deduct a percentage because i get a private pension...i cant claim any benefits or get any help from social services ( ill health) because i have this private pension...so in effect i am worse off than some who are on benefits....no doubt if the bus passes and heating allowance are only going to be given to people on benefits i wont get it!

ninathenana we are the same and are lucky to have a reasonable & safe income I do think the annual income amounts quoted when I first read about this where quite high really and my thoughts at the time where "well you would not miss these extra payments anyway" again I do not wish to sound complacient.

I sympathize with those that need it. I think it should be given to all those except the 'well off'. I can't say what annual income that amounts to.

I really hope that doesn't sound smug. It's not meant too. DH and I aren't 'well off' but at the moment I would say we're comfortable. Who knows what the future holds though.

tegan me too
wish I had never paid full ni and into a private pension as I would not be much worse off. the WFP is a BIG help to single pensioners on about 12K pa.

As usual my income would come in just above the limit [but will still leave me with only just enought to live on]. Which has been the story of my life thus far.

nog50 has it not been said that the bus pass/heating allowance would be available to people under a certain income if these changes came into force ? what that would be I don't know really but I seem to think I read it somewhere.