Sentences with phrase «rich pensioners»

IDS says we should cut rich pensioners» benefits.

Why should rich pensioners get free television licences and winter fuel payments?

«Winter fuel payments should be taken from rich pensioners and the cash used to tackle fuel poverty, MPs say.

Another raid on rich pensioners, combined with an initiative with Switzerland, should contribute # 8.5 billion.

Jackie Ashley wrote, «if there have to be cuts, then taking away child benefit from the better off, and the winter fuel payment from richer pensioners, would seem sensible ideas and are on Labour's agenda.»

That means richer pensioners will lose their fuel allowance and may have to contribute more to the costs of their care.

The government has added the money it gets from its tax deal with Switzerland to its latest raid on the richest pensioners to claim that the richest are making an # 8.5 billion contribution.

Both parties have strongly suggested that they would ask richer pensioners to surrender some perks, such as the winter fuel payment, which was, ironically, introduced by the mentor of the two Eds, one Mr Brown.

Mr Miliband said he wanted to remove the winter fuel allowance for richer pensioners and would make millions in saving «in local government, in police and elsewhere», but Mr Farage retorted that this would only amount to «peanuts».

Liberal Democrats are telling the Chancellor that they won't accept further cuts to welfare if he isn't willing to cut richer pensioners» benefits and, potentially, also «gently trim» the budgets for the NHS, schools and aid.

Not exact matches

And in tough times it can not be a priority to continue paying the winter fuel allowance to the richest five per cent of pensioners.

It may be that something's skewing it; a large number of asset - rich but income - poor pensioners, or people in long - term residential care who are paying VAT on home fees though getting it reimbursed.

«We are absolutely committed to making Scotland a fairer country for all — that's why we'll reject Labour's plans to increase taxes on half a million low income pensioners and Tory plans to fund tax cuts for the rich through cuts to disabled people.»

So Conference, at a time when the public services that pensioners rely on are under such pressure, we can not continue paying the winter fuel allowance to the richest five per cent of pensioners.

These pensioners have been completely let down by the Tory Mayor who has campaigned for a tax cut for the super rich while ignoring the needs of older Londoners.»

Though critics have said a mansion tax will force asset - rich, cash - poor pensioners to sell their homes, it's worth bearing in mind that this is exactly what the government's bedroom tax currently proposes for those who are both asset and cash poor.

«There are almost a million «asset - rich income - poor» pensioners - those living in big houses but on small incomes,» said IPPR's head of social policy, Jim Bennett.

Grant Shapps has described it as a «granny tax» because it will unfairly hit property rich but cash poor pensioners, whose main asset is their home.

Council tax bills have more than doubled since Labour came to power, and the poorest pensioners pay four times as high a percentage of their income than the richest working people.

YouGov's lastest poll for the Sunday Times confirms the main messages from our immediate post-Budget poll for the Sun: that the Budget is seen as unfair, that most people disbelieve government assertions that the rich will end up paying more tax, that pensioners are being unfairly penalised — and that Tory support has slipped a little but without boosting Labour's rating.

How the Government's inflation trick makes pensioners, commuters and students poorer The financial crash has left the poor even poorer than they were before the recession — while the rich have got richer, a new report has revealed

Property rich but cash poor pensioners may find they can no longer afford to live in their clear title homes, and those who are financed to the hilt will discover that the extra tax amount and even a small increase in the interest rates will hurt them.