Pritpal Kaur, 73, is £8 over the threshold to qualify for the £300 winter fuel allowance
Pritpal Kaur, 73, has the blood cancer myeloma and is recovering after gruelling chemotherapy. Her condition means she feels the cold deeply, but won’t get the winter fuel payment as she is ?8 over the threshold for pension creditPritpal Kaur, 73, has the blood cancer myeloma and is recovering after gruelling chemotherapy. She says her condition means she finds it bitterly cold, particularly as they live in an old and draughty home.
Pritpal Kaur’s husband Rajinder Singh, 77, is now having cold showers to save on energy costs as he would sooner the money went towards keeping his wife warm The application system for pension credit has been criticised for its lengthy form with 243 questions which pensioners must answer in order to secure their winter fuel payment. Many older people have also complained that they are facing a backlog in the system.
“Our energy bill is usually £100 a month, so stopping our winter fuel payment means we are now going to be three months short. That’s one of the reasons I have gone back to work despite my illness, as I can’t afford not to. “I have blood cancer and am vulnerable and the Government didn’t consider the impact on people in my situation.“I am already feeling miserable and it’s making me feel so sad as I feel so cold. I just don’t know if I can make it through the winter.”
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