Yvonne Bailey, 77, has struggled with money for most of her life Yvonne thinks everyone eligible for pension credit should apply for it and reckons inheritance tax should be scrapped for everyone but the ultra-wealthy This is how she manages her money ⬇️
While pension credit has increased recently, so has everything else. Pensioners like me are on a fixed income. I don’t know where we are expected to get the money from for things like surging energy bills. Some weeks I just feel really desperate, and I don’t know how people who need to be on pension credit but don’t have it cope.
I volunteer for Independent Age and raise awareness of issues like pension credit. I’m really pleased that pension credit is now being advertised on TV and volunteering helps me stave off loneliness.Pensioners should get a decent state pension which would ensure people like me didn’t have to claim pension credit. The state pension should be a minimum of £400 a week. This Government has no idea how many people, particularly pensioners, live.
As the cost-of-living crisis started to get worse, I began cutting my meals down. I never eat three meals a day. I have one cooked meal and then something like a banana sandwich later on. I only use one lamp in my living room and always make sure I switch my computer off when I’m not using it. I only use the washing machine at night to help try to save money on my energy bills.
I think about money every day and worry about it most days. I worry about what would happen, for instance, if my washing machine broke down. I’d probably have to buy a new one which would be a real stretch. A recliner bed I had to pay for due to my health problems cost £400 recently. I also haven’t had a holiday for 23 years. I never thought I’d have been struggling financially at my age. I’m a glass half full kind of woman, but my situation can get me down.
Every young person should start thinking about saving for later life as early as possible, as it will be worth it in the long run. By the time my grandchildren retire, who knows if things like the state pension will even exist.
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