Winter fuel allowance.

Hi folks
Not to give to much away but i think a certain newspaper may have something about it in the near future.Nod, Nod, wink, wink, know what i mean harry my son.I hope i havn't broken any codes or rule's.Is this O.K.Irena?.
Simmo in the Correze.

Ok Simmo you have me confused ??? I have an idea but may be completely wrong. Do tell or Pm if you don't want it on the main forum.

It's not the Big Issue is it!  

Hi again folks
No it's not the big issue but it is going to be a burning issue among a lot of ex-pats around Europe shortly.
Simmo in the Correze

Ok you can mention the newspaper.. The Connexxion.

I have updated the forum rules about advertising etc.

Hi Tony
Bang on mate!.
Simmo in the Correze

Is this about the scrapping of the WFA for those living in 'hot' countries, or is there some update?

Hi Amber
Not sure of content but hoping for an update on situation.
Simmo in the Correze

Hi Folks
Got our August copy of the Connexion Newspaper today with the winter Fuel allowance issue  making the news on pages 1,12,13 and 18. The little lady in the top right of the map and photo's from the Correze on page 12 is none other then my better half Sue, or the one the dogs and i must obey!.
The lowest temperature we have known here in the Correze was in 2006 at -21deg when our gas bottles froze and we had tempreatures night and day below -0degs for three weeks.Now all i have to do is figure out how to sign the winter fuel allowance petition mentioned on page 12.
Simmo in the Correze
P.S. Had lunch in Tulle in the Correze today temperture +44deg hot enough to fry an egg on the bonnet of a landrover. Only trouble is (trust me) its a hell of a job trying to get it off.

I saw that article Simmo and was trying to make out if it was you or your wife (no offence but the winter togs made it difficult)  . We don't get the Connexion, but as it happens had a free copy delivered quite by chance this morning!

Hi Amber
Trust me its the boss! in her winter toggs and the dogs in tow. The photo was taken on a special trap camera set up in our garden to take photos day or night of our wild life visitors!.the photo was taken by the camera by mistake, i was supposed to have turned it off and recovered the SD card to have a look at the latest photo's on the computer. The old memory is not what it was and i lost the plot that day forgetting to remove it..
Simmo in the Correze

Here's a link to the article (at least I think it's the one your talking about) http://www.connexionfrance.com/UK-Osborne-Winter-fuel-France-14826-view-article.html.

And here's the petition link http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/52121. Only 1,039 signatures so far - let's get that number up!!!!

Hi Irena
Thanks again for all your help, as we us to say in the UK in our neck of the woods your a perfect Brick. Meaning you have been a real help. Sue and i signed the online petition and got a reply.So thats 1042 to date so come on folks give it a go and see if we can rattle those wasters in westminster.
Simmo in the Correze.

You see the winters in france are warm.....you have all been doing the calculation wrong!


"The Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique, the Indian Ocean islands of Réunion and Mayotte and French Guiana in South America were all included." - See more at: http://www.connexionfrance.com/winter-fuel-allowance-uk-expat-france-temperature-overseas-tropical-islands-15000-view-article.html#sthash.vfslyYYQ.dpuf

OMG... no wonder they came up with the wrong figures. Easy peasy to correct just exclude the overseas territories and only allow WFA claims for mainland France. Not that they will. It does explain Italy !

Hi Tony
Yep Tony as we use to say, they are a waste of rations they could not organise a booze up in a brewery and what frightens me is these numpties are running the country. It also makes you wonder how may other cock ups they have made.
Simmo in the Correze

I think the U.K. Government knew exactly what they were doing by including the DOM-TOMS, it's a perfect 'get out' for them.

It amazes me that they try to save money off OAPs which in the great scheme of things is tiny. They would make better savings by tracing some of those offshore accounts that the rich try to hide, but oh of course, some of those are probably politicians, silly me.   

Tried the sign up against the stopping of the winter fuel allowance but kept comeing up goverment page not found 'when  the winters  are showing -11 and -19 how can this be regarded as a warm country !!or do they just take summer tempretures