Lala
Well-known member
The thing is half of the top up for folk on benefits was paid in cash this month and most of the recipients will have spent it by now ,never mind by October.It’s horrific, and the winter is going to be catastrophic for millions. January bills alone for the average house are going to be £500. Old people could well die because they won’t be able to afford heating. Mind you, I was trying to think back to my childhood and up to age about 30, we didn’t have central heating, we of course had coal fires and I don’t remember being so cold it was unbearable.
Nonetheless, I do think the government did ok when they announced the package earlier this year, which gave those on benefits £1,200 to help. However, that was before these latest massive increase estimates, so they probably do need to look again at further help this winter.
It was totally false economy and should have been credited against bills like the universal energy payment that everyone gets in the Autumn.
If you throw money at people a lot will just spend it. That’s not a criticism as such, but it’s what happens a lot of the time. Boohoo and Pretty Little Thing will have a boost in sales this month that’s for sure