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  • November 27, 2010 at 5:54 am #73348
    Christmas Bonus

    It appears that we are to be the lucky recipients of the ten pounds Christmas bonus courtesy of those zany funsters at DLA HQ, hooray!

    I am sure that by now most of you will be overcome with excitement and planning the mother of all shopping sprees but i would advise a different course of action…

    My advice would be to frame it in a prominent place in your front room so that you can gaze longingly at it in years to come as the Christmas bonus will be just a fading memory, maybe it was merely a dream? No it can’t be because there up on the wall, next to the Jack Vettriano print and the 50 meter bronze swimming certificate is the proof from halcyon days of plenty.

    Ranald

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    November 27, 2010 at 7:33 am #77674
    Re: Christmas Bonus

    Lol!

    I will spend my bonus on mince pies and port – live for today is my motto!!

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    November 27, 2010 at 1:12 pm #77675
    Re: Christmas Bonus

    Well, since its snowing I think I might buy a slegde and my sisters king charles spaniels can pull me off to work. save me having to grab a volunteer to dig out my car. :lol: lol

    what do you thinks. :lol:

    could be a new extreme sport, disabled sledge racing with spaniels. :lol:

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    November 27, 2010 at 6:16 pm #77676
    Re: Christmas Bonus

    Mmmm, ten quid – what shall I do with mine? Alcohol would probably be beneficial in this weather… *logs on to look for deals and amend Tesco order*. Or maybe another few pairs of heat holder socks? Decisions…

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    November 27, 2010 at 8:57 pm #77677
    Re: Christmas Bonus

    Thermal underwear, more thermals.

    You can never have enough thermals.

    "Even if you are not paranoid, it does not mean they are not out to get you!".

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    November 28, 2010 at 12:22 am #77678
    Re: Christmas Bonus

    @taungfox wrote:

    Thermal underwear, more thermals.

    You can never have enough thermals.

    :lol:

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    November 29, 2010 at 11:09 am #77679
    Re: Christmas Bonus

    Still better than a kick in the teeth! Not sure if it’s still given but for WTC it used to be £5 christmas bonus. I like the way the letter goes onto say words to the effect “we might reassess you and take away your DLA altogether”…very touching! I wonder how many people phone them up worriedly thinking they will lose their DLA after the letter though?

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    November 29, 2010 at 1:23 pm #77681
    Re: Christmas Bonus

    Its been £10 since I was 16, I’m 37 in 2weeks, Ohhhh…..i could spend it on a party! :roll:

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    November 30, 2010 at 3:49 pm #77682
    Re: Christmas Bonus

    @vicki wrote:

    Its been £10 since I was 16, I’m 37 in 2weeks, Ohhhh…..i could spend it on a party! :roll:

    I’d spend mine on your gift :lol:

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    November 30, 2010 at 4:07 pm #77683
    Re: Christmas Bonus

    It will probably still be £10 in many years time too! lol (thats if they don’t take it away due to budget cuts!)

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    December 1, 2010 at 6:22 am #77680
    Re: Christmas Bonus

    That and the Cold weather payments mate…

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    December 10, 2010 at 1:11 pm #77684
    Re: Christmas Bonus

    how to you qualify for the cold weather payment.

    I used to get it before I left school but then it stopped. My mothers pal who is in her 60s just got it as well as annualy fuel thingy.

    I only work part time

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    December 10, 2010 at 1:58 pm #77685
    Re: Christmas Bonus

    To get cold weather payments you have to be on certain benefits I’ve posted a link below so you can check it out

    Cold Weather Payments

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