I worked for many years as an NHS nurse and thought that subscribing to the NHS superannuation scheme was a good idea for my future. How wrong was I!! It has been to my detriment because I now come slightly above the threshold for getting Pension Credits.
I’m a 71 year old lady living on my own in a mobile home, I have LPG for my hob, oil for my central heating and hot water and electricity for everything else.
I’ve got smart plugs on every socket in use, I don’t use my oven anymore and I’ve now got an air fryer. It’s only the end of September and I’m really cold but can’t put my heating on because I can’t afford it.
I’ve just been diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis which is exacerbated by the cold and is a “life limiting” lung disease.
I worked for many years as an NHS nurse and thought that subscribing to the NHS superannuation scheme was a good idea for my future. How wrong was I!! It has been to my detriment because I now come slightly above the threshold for getting Pension Credits.
Now the WFP has been cancelled I have absolutely no idea how I’m going to manage this winter.
I’m not looking for sympathy but I am looking for practical suggestions on realistic ways that pensioners in the same position as me can make a difference in getting Starma & his cronies out??
Facebook post 27 September 2024