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Originally Posted by Swan

They sent my mum a letter last week saying she owed £8 and to 'PAY NOW'. I begged her to refuse to pay, but she paid there and then.

BBC wont be getting a penny from me.

Their shocking letters cause great distress to people really ill, the elderly too who are under 75.
Now they will too to those over 75.

They are not much better than back street loan sharks.
With their attitude.

I have found dealing with them for others, as extremely intolerant and a shocking attitude.

Then when they send anyone out to an address, really near impossible to deal with.

This whole set up needs looking at, even moreso now they are charging those over 75.
It's all very well saying those on pension credit will still qualify.
There are many, (as pension credit is one of the least claimed benefits by those entitled to it), who will now slip through that net.
As they haven't claimed it and don't even know they can.

It's all very well saying it's only around less than £4 weekly.
To someone on a basic pension, that's a weeks money almost taken from them just to watch TV in their own homes.

It's like a dinosaur tax and should be consigned to history.