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00:00Well, hopefully. I mean, I'm on oil, and oil is quite expensive to heat your home, and I missed it dreadfully, the fact that they didn't give me, because I'm entitled to £300, and that was just suddenly taken away from me.
00:17So, yeah, I really felt it, and it was just over, just over, you know, the way they budgeted it, you know, those on pension credit, yeah, they were fine, but those that were just above it, you know, just wasn't entitled to according to the, out the loop, yes, because there are some rich pensioners, and we know that, so, and there's a lot that are just living on the red line,
00:45and then there's a lot that are just above it, and, you know, they need this extra heating allowance every year.
00:53It really taught us what we were taught when we were children, when we were youngster, to economise. It was a good thing for that, if you know what I mean.
01:03Instead of running the water, hot water, all day, or whenever you needed it, you economise. I still only wash my dishes once a day.
01:11Now, after, after that, because I live on my own, so I don't need to wash dishes every time I've got a cup of saucer and a plate, you know, yeah.
01:22And a lot of pensioners, they're at home all day, and they need more heating going on than normal, you know, for those that go out to work.
01:31Yeah.