Hester Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Could anyone in receipt of a UK state pension tell me if they have received a Christmas Bonus for 2009. I received £10 in December 2008 but not for 2009. Thanks Hester. Edit: was there also a further £60 one off payment made for 2008? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluzo Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Both my OH and myself are resident in the UK and in receipt of the UK age related pension . We each received our £10 on the 6th December 2010 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Bet that made your Xmas jolly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluzo Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Gosh yes it did ! Oooh it bought us loads of stuff - not . Now if we had been in France we could have visited our nearest vineyard ( anyway the one we know of ) and bought 10 litres of rose and had change left over . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob T Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I take it you meant 2010. My wife had hers, €11.72 into her French account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzer Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Both of us received ours also for 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc62 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 ah well, it is good that the debt ridden UK is helping to put our hard earned taxes into the French system via a bonus for those who really need it!VAT up to 20%, back to work tomorrow with no chance of a bonus just like millions of other hard workers. Oh to spend a pension bonus in France!Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 The season of good will to all is over then ?Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEO Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 You could have went to your local pub in France and had two pints of beer , instead of four pints in UK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I could be wrong but do I detect a note of sour grapes and sarcasm there, marc?Although I don't receive the UK state pension (yet), I would point out that they are indeed our taxes, and I for one wouldn't want to judge who needs a small bonus, and the system does allow for British EU residents to collect their rightful pensions.So, back to work for you then, at least you're still earning. Most of us here were "hard workers" in a previous life, AND we weren't fortunate enough to live in "Kent AND the Vendee". Yes, I think you could say you've hit a raw nerve there.Happy 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 [quote user="sid"]I could be wrong but do I detect a note of sour grapes and sarcasm there, marc?[/quote]More a misunderstanding I think Sid, we wasted ours on food [:P][:D]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hester Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Thank you Bob T and other posters, yes I did get my years mixed up! Hester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 [quote user="Bugsy"][quote user="sid"] I could be wrong but do I detect a note of sour grapes and sarcasm there, marc?[/quote]More a misunderstanding I think Sid, we wasted ours on food [:P][:D].[/quote]Ah yes, how frivolous! (wasting it on food, I mean!) [blink] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 If OAPs were to cut down on food, there would be fewer of them and more money to spend on other exciting things like policing, rubbish clearance, rubbish control, NHS waste...... . Perhaps a timely letter to the minsiter in charge mike get the Xmas bonus dropped, like the fuel allowance for those abroad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 [quote user="woolybanana"]If OAPs were to cut down on food, there would be fewer of them and more money to spend on other exciting things like policing, rubbish clearance, rubbish control, NHS waste...... . Perhaps a timely letter to the minsiter in charge mike get the Xmas bonus dropped, like the fuel allowance for those abroad.[/quote] I suspect the fuel allowance may change for everyone, abroad or not - why people who are over 60 get it while they are still working, beats me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I don't know either RH, but probably the thinking was that older people need to keep warmer than young fit folk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Thats true, but when people are still employed it seems perverse unless they are already registered for another benefit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 RH, does your heating allowance make a difference to your being able to heat the house properly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 No, and several people I know are executives/profesional in their fields and have donated it to charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc62 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 lol SidLive in UK, Holiday in Vendee SidI have an issue with those who complain but regard the additional payments as a bonus as opposed to an additional quality of like during the Christmas period. I also have an issue with people who live in sheltered housing which includes heating then being given additional cold weather payments! We all have an issue or two which we should be able to air. does not mean that a raw nerve has been hit but it sounds like it has with yourself though Sid.Up the workers both present and past whose tax contributions and earnings enable a better quality of life. Let's think about those people who would really benifit from an additional £10 just to survive - the people who really need it. Thankfully that it is neither of us Sid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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