Hi yesterday at the meeting in the council office the topic was fuel poverty one of the figured put out was that around £2bn plus of pension credit had not been claimed/paid. As pension credit is one of the main stays of the benefit safety net. I Question how many people who are now in their senior years are not claiming their entitlement's.I do accept that some people abuse the system and take something that they are not entitled to there is however one point the £2bm plus mirrors the amount that is claimed to be lost through benefit fraud.
As the £2bn is from official figures I ask how much is not paid/claimed to people in real need.Most are people who are struggling to exist for various reason's and most are not what the far right wing of our society refer to as scroungers.
I have just picked up a flyer from the University of The Third Age looks interesting it covers a wide range of topics & I will post more soon.
We hope to arrange the walk around in Gateside early August 2013 & hope it will be held like the rest of East Renfrewshire.
If you have a any views get in contact.
dalmenytra@gmail.com
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