'Target winter fuel benefit to pay for elderly care'

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 3rd January 2013 09:36.

Winter fuel payments should be means-tested to help pay for care of the elderly, a former minister says. A report ...

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Hi Guys / Di

Im starting this thread because i recently remembered my mother was paying Card Payment Protection for a number of years which covered pretty much most of her credit cards at the time.

It was a yearly payment, and only for around 6 years or so, so doubt there...

My wife and I have just found out, shes pregnant!

Got our first scan on Sunday, im so chuffed, also shitting myself a bit, but other than that, really happy!

Trying not to think of the money envolved lol

Hey guys.

My mother paid for a DVD on pre order last January, which was due for release in the February, i contacted the company in March asking where it was, and got an email saying the producer was finalising the DVD as he had extra material to add to it, and the release date has been...

Card fraud rises as con-artists use old tricks

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 27th September 2012 12:25.

Debit and credit card fraud has increased as con-artists turn to unsophisticated snatching and Pin theft, an industry body has said. Total losses......

Hi all
Having started to help out a few peeps in my life with debts and most recently my SIL.
she had an old current account with RBS, defaulted July 2007 and recently wrote to them and got SAR'd details.
I am now looking at a letter where they say it was defaulted on 24 July...

Hey guys.

Yesterday my mother received a letter from ford regarding new cars, it was addressed to a Mr B Walker, but the postal address is hers.

Shes never owned a Ford, and she is the only person ever to live in this house (bought before being built, was originally waste...

Hi Guys.

Come over to my mothers this morning, to see she had found an old loan from the Midland Bank dated 21st December 1998.

On this agreement there was Credit Protection Insurance, which as i understand is what they call PPI today.

Really what im looking...

This is connected to a thread I started in the general debt forum.


allaboutFORUMS > allabout | DEBT BASICS > General Debt Matters [img]http://forums.all-about-debt.co.uk/orange/misc/navbits_finallink_ltr.gif[/img] Help needed for a friend of my mothers

Basic question...

This is just a general rant.

I have just spent 25 minutes on the phone to LTSB chasing my old business account details, after speaking to some woman who clearly English was not her first language I was so confused I had to take a valium, she could not grasp that I wanted to speak to someone...

I started the CCA process with MBNA in May 2008, and recieved absolutely no response. I think I sent all 3 letters, but can't confirm this until I'm with my files at the weekend.

MBNA banked the £1 cheque against the outstanding credit card debt. They then subsequently (say mid 2009...

Just opened a huuuuge tesco extra at the corner of where we live, decided to have a wander in earlier (1st day open today) had some cracking deals on kids books so seeing as the little man liked the look of a few I decided to take advantage of their buy one get one free deal...get to the till scans...

First time........it was when I was typing away one day about a four years ago and noticed, I now have hands just like my Mothers!!

Second time.......putting the salt and pepper in the fridge!!

Third time..........Losing teaspoons, am I throwing them away with the teabags??...

So come on share with the group what are you getting up to?

Do you like Valentines Day or is it a bunch of commercial crap?

Let's hear your thoughts.

Me I kinda like it but not in an over the top way - I would never want flowers on Valentines Day as they are...

Im almost in my 30's and I moved to the UK 7 years ago.. moved from the north to the south and im finding myself very isolated...

So how does one go and meet friends? I don't go to school I don't really work in a regular environment and I dont go clubbing... So how do we do it?
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