tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post4419473149528824231..comments2023-07-04T16:57:28.929+01:00Comments on Where's the Benefit?: CAB Report on the Coalition Budget 2010Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714918894319998184noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-6860082247096987192010-08-29T20:22:07.204+01:002010-08-29T20:22:07.204+01:00Why are they always increasing benefits for pensio...Why are they always increasing benefits for pensioners? They already have the £10,000 minimum income guarantee + free prescriptions, dental and eyecare + free travel + reduced gas and electricity + housing benefit etc.<br /><br /> How many disabled people are living on £60 a week, with no such freebies/discounts, while the media keeps trumpeting about the 'disgrace' of the 'poor, starving pensioners'?<br /><br />I could cry, I have cried. If I was old I'd get 3x more money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-53594571826167407142010-08-27T14:23:28.167+01:002010-08-27T14:23:28.167+01:00"A 50 year old man with mild learning disabil..."A 50 year old man with mild learning disabilities and literacy issues has done manual work all his life until arthritis in his knees, hips and shoulder forced him to stop work."<br /><br />My mum's best friend's son is in a very similar situation. He's about 5 years younger and injured his leg in an accident rather than through wear and tear. But the issue of now being unable to do manual work and being too learning disabled to do any other work unites them.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16714918894319998184noreply@blogger.com