Reg Howard wrote
at 9:44:08 AM on Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Many people will be affected by these increases but non more than the pensioners who live in City Waste properties(not a typo).last year the pension increase was £4.20, so,the rent was increased by £5.40, this year the pension increase was £5.60,so, the rent increased by £6.80, so it would appear that the calculation formula used by City Waste is, wait for the pension increase to be announced,add £1.20 and that is the amount,simple isn’t it ?.I know that many pensioners are on benefits and the increases will not affect them,but,there are lots of pensioners who have saved over their working years to provide a decent retirement income only to find that it being taken from them.By this I mean that if a pensioner has £16,000 or more in savings then they do not qualify for benefits and must pay full rent and council tax,to some people this may seem like a fair system but it must be remembered that people who have managed to save for their pension,did so by sacrificing in other areas,i.e not spending their money in pubs and betting shops etc,but the reality of it is that by saving your money all you have done is to create a piggy bank for the council.In my case, I have a state pension which is £406.00 per month, I have to pay the council and City Waste a total of £438.00 per month in rent and council tax which as you can see leaves me with a shortfall of £32.00 per month so the council piggy bank must be raided just to live,so my advice to tenants is, don’t save, blow your money on wine women and song,(you can just waste the rest)and you can then keep all of your pension to live on.
