FCMR Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Our company carry out decorating for the special need applicants and I was called to one of these contracts today by one of my staff who was worried for the safety of the old lady. This old lady recieved her gas bill this morning which has left her in a terrible state, She has never had a heating bill as high, and says she has no money to pay it, and has threatened to take her own life. How are these old people on a pension going to cope, a £365 gas bill is bad enough for those that are working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTool Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Thats disgusting the government should be paying half the heating bills in the winter months at least, if they said they will put it on my tax i would not have a problem with that. We live in modern times and looking after the older generation is something we should be doing more of, after all we will all be old one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCMR Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 These old people have had no sy in the type of heating that they should use, they have been converted from coal to gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy camper Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 FCMR, am I right in assuming that because they have no say in the heating put in it's some sort of Local Authority/Government run place? So if they can't afford their gas bill as they are on some sort of income support can they ask for help? I'm not trying to say the lady is stupid, it must be worrying. But is there anywhere she can go for help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumlin Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 My mother in law is on a pension and lives in a Corpy Flat in Anaghcoar, they have changed her heating over too from coal to gas. Her heating bills have more than doubled, she gets no extra allowance for the change over and if it was not for her kids giving her some help she would be in the S^^T. She also finds that she can fill her bin each week, when before she would put anything that would burn on the fire. She used to turn the old milk cartons into little brick things with a mixture of coal dust and kitchen waste.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posters Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 kitchen waist. What you get from raiding the fridge too often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addie Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 So if they can't afford their gas bill as they are on some sort of income support can they ask for help? ... But is there anywhere she can go for help? Now there's a point. I suspect they can ask, assuming they know what, where and who to ask. I don't know what goes on in the departments responsible for the needy, be they elderly, young, infirm etc. But I wonder, is an annual home visit to each carried out to assertain that they are made fully aware of their options and rights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumlin Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 So if they can't afford their gas bill as they are on some sort of income support can they ask for help? ... But is there anywhere she can go for help? Now there's a point. I suspect they can ask, assuming they know what, where and who to ask. I don't know what goes on in the departments responsible for the needy, be they elderly, young, infirm etc. But I wonder, is an annual home visit to each carried out to assertain that they are made fully aware of their options and rights? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes they can ask for help but will not get any additional financial help. They are told to turn the heating off during the day, put extra clothes on, close the curtains, put a towel against the door, go to bed early and get up later. For F$£&S sake these people are in trouble and its going to get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCMR Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 At one time the pensioners used to rely on a charity called the Coal Fund, which would give the hard up a bag or two of coal every two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTool Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 well they should have put in oil heating and they would be saving money. This is a joke why people choose gas is beyond me, why did the people in power choose it, if i was in power i would look for the cheapest form of heating and go for that lol. BLIND LEADING THE BLIND maybe Next they will be telling them to jog around the block to keep warm haha I feel sorry for anyone in this position at least with coal you have the choice of when you can use your heating and also you can use logs and coal to make your fuel bills less harsh. You don't need to go far to see people in need its not just the 3rd world that is suffering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCMR Posted February 17, 2005 Author Share Posted February 17, 2005 Even when they die they will have to pay more, Douglas Corporation have just increased cremation charges by 27%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy camper Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Because the Douglas ratepayers have been subsidising them for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman8180 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Even when they die they will have to pay more, Douglas Corporation have just increased cremation charges by 27%.Pretty understandable given the cost of fuel nowadays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 I hope no one is going to mention the incinerator at any point in this thred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy camper Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 You just did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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