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21 May 2025, 10:31 am

I think I pay about that with virgin

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21 May 2025, 10:32 am

My deal's £54 per month, unlimited broadband + landline.

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21 May 2025, 10:34 am

You're getting ripped off there mate.

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21 May 2025, 10:36 am

Yeah, but I'm not on Universal Credit!

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21 May 2025, 10:38 am

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Yeah, but I'm not on Universal Credit!

Do you get pension credit?

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21 May 2025, 10:39 am

(Thinks): well, it's a service I use probably at least 5 hours a day, every day, so it's still not too bad a deal, I'd say (£1.77 per day).

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21 May 2025, 10:41 am

Rossall wrote:

DeepHour wrote:

Yeah, but I'm not on Universal Credit!

Do you get pension credit?

No, I get £598 State Pension every four weeks from the DWP, plus a slightly larger sum from an occupational pension.

Can't even claim Winter Fuel Allowance!

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21 May 2025, 10:47 am

Sucks that mate

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21 May 2025, 10:48 am

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93yy2x40e0o

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21 May 2025, 10:55 am

Yeah that'll put a smile on a few faces won't it

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21 May 2025, 10:58 am

Mmmm....interesting, but it sounds to me as if it'll still be means tested, but with a higher threshold (how high?). Starmer's only doing it because of the hostile criticism, not because he believes in it.

What worries me is that if he gets away with it, it could set the stage for means testing of the bus pass. That's a real biggie for me, saves me over £1000 a year on buses and maybe £100-£200 on trams and trains. Withdrawal of that'd be an absolute killer.

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21 May 2025, 11:00 am

Yeah I'd love a bus pass me

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21 May 2025, 11:28 am

Saw an advert/ billboard today saying "Why take the bus when you can drive it" , I thought it was about crime but it was a recruitment drive for bus drivers with a starting salary of £28k

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21 May 2025, 11:29 am

They'll be putting out licence fee up if people keep winning 5g's on that BBC quiz show every day

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21 May 2025, 11:36 am

They haven't got long to squeeze as much money as they can out of us it's supposed to be scrapped in 2027 - dont believe that though . BBC B*stards

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21 May 2025, 11:40 am

It's incredible what you know what you don't know you know innit

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