Now that the banks are forcing us to do online banking and government departments ie. Tax office are on line only, we must have a computer and pay a service provider. Should we getting an allowance for this outlay especially pensioners and welfare recipients
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Previously most of us had to drive to the bank, search for and pay for parking, queue for ages and finally have the simple task of making an electronic transfer done.
Or we had to make an appointment with a tax officer and meet them in an office in the next county at the most awkward time possible.
And I don't recall a car allowance been available, or rebate on parking and fuel costs
Or we had to make an appointment with a tax officer and meet them in an office in the next county at the most awkward time possible.
And I don't recall a car allowance been available, or rebate on parking and fuel costs
The government is not insisting you use a car, they are with online services. A lot of old people cannot afford or use a carPreviously most of us had to drive to the bank, search for and pay for parking, queue for ages and finally have the simple task of making an electronic transfer done.
Or we had to make an appointment with a tax officer and meet them in an office in the next county at the most awkward time possible.
And I don't recall a car allowance been available, or rebate on parking and fuel costs
Too many people put elderly people down.
Back in the 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's they experienced fuel shortages, food shortages, long transport strikes, high taxes, high interest rates, water outages, electricity outages and many other challenges.
They took it in their stride and I am of the opinion that the 70+ age group are exceptionally well able to manage change and would put many younger people to shame.
They are the richest demographic in the country with the most disposable income. Baybe they can use some of the State pension that the vast majority of them didn’t contribute enough to pay for to buy a car, or the bus pass they they get no matter how much money they have.
Luckily only 9% of them rely solely on the State pension.
If we’re handing out goodies I’d rather see it go to the children who are far more likely to live in poverty.
A bit of nasty feelings there but untrue
What bit's untrue?
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You'll get free access to an online computer and a friendly helping hand at your local library.
Not sure advising people to do their banking on shared public computers is the best advice unless they are sure what they are doing...
I think most of the Country would be grateful for half decent broadband at this stage, never mind allowances for computers.
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I was thinking more about Revenue than banking, but I'd be reasonably confident that they would have decent control systems to wipe the environment between users. They certainly have login controls - it's not just a case of sitting down after the last user and continuing.
Yep, It's probably safer that most private computers.
Problem solved. The pensioners can use their Bus Pass to get there so no cost at all.
They are public computers and you are deluded if you think they wipe the environment between users. You have no idea who else has used the computer or what they have done. You are trusting someone else to ensure that the system has the latest anti virus software, firewalls and has the latest security updates. I have been on library computers where the cache has not been cleared down and people have saved their login details to certain sites because they didn't know what they were doing. Especially around e-mail accounts.
Any secure internet service like banking will tell you not to use public computers unless necessary and even then there are some extra security precautions that need to be taken. The same goes with doing secure banking using free wifi or hotspots. They are just not secure.
Any secure internet service like banking will tell you not to use public computers unless necessary and even then there are some extra security precautions that need to be taken. The same goes with doing secure banking using free wifi or hotspots. They are just not secure.
You local library provides computer/ internet access.
Are they less likely to have everything up to date than the average punter?
I am living rural 25 km from a public library
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Cheap house, you can't have it every way.
Back when you had to go to the branch to do everything, I'm guessing that wasn't a 5 minute stroll from your front door...
What is it you couldn't manage on a cheap smartphone?
Have you a source for that. Strikes me as unlikely.