- Target:
- British Government
- Region:
- United Kingdom
- Website:
- disillusionedpeople4justice.blogspot.com
A recent High Court ruling has dictated that recipients of DLA Care Component in the UK can continue to claim this if they move to Europe. Where is equality for the recipients of Pension Credit?
The ruling limiting a stay to 4 weeks is a total nonsense considering we are all EU citizens and many older people would find improvements in their health (particularly those with arthritis) if they were able to escape our cold damp winters. This would undoubtedly have a positive knock-on effect on the uptake of GP-time and the amount of pain relief required by this group of people.
Those who suffer from the debilitating condition SAD are also less prone to suffering from depression when the daylight hours are warmer and longer.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to: 'Review the Ruling denying Freedom of Movement in Europe to those in the UK in receipt of Pension Credit.'
Is it just for our government to allow a pensioner over-wintering in Spain to receive their Winter Fuel payment whereas other pensioners, in need of top-up income to their State Pension (Pension Credit) are not able to stay for any longer than 4 weeks in the EU as this top-up to their low pension is then withdrawn?
This is not Freedom of Movement but treating pensioners as second-class citizens by denying them the human right of choice.
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The Freedom of Movement for disadvantaged Pensioners petition to British Government was written by Anna Wotton and is in the category Government at GoPetition.