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Hundreds to Lose out As Means Testing Kicks In Penguin News FALKLAND ISLANDS Ross Road, Stanley, Falkland Islands • Tel: 22684 Fax: 22238 • [email protected] • www.penguin-news.com • Every Friday V21. No 7 Price £1.20 Friday, July 3, 2009 Hundreds to lose out as means testing kicks in MORE than 200 children have had can’t keep delaying these their family allowance payments decisions.” stopped since means testing came She emphasised the new system into effect this week – but was not designed to penalise those government is determined to press who were abandoned with children. on with the controversial changes. Some who lose out, though, are Postmaster Moira Eccles, in those who pay maintenance for charge of collating forms for the other children they have from a family allowance payments, said a previous relationship, as those “substantial” number of children no maintenance payments are not longer qualified for the allowance. deducted before family allowance Of the 441 applications is calculated. received so far for July, 230 have But Cllr Clausen said she did not been approved – including 85 believe it was the government’s or receiving half-payment – and 211 the taxpayers’ job to “pick up for children have had their payments lifestyle choices and relationship stopped completely. choices.” The new rules, calculated The Treasury has set the family against the gross earnings of the allowance threshold at £31,000, an adults who make up the family unit, amount it argues is enough for a replace the previous flat rate family to live “comfortably”. payment of £53.50 per month per Cllr Clausen said while some child, irrespective of household households may have seen a drop income. in income over the past year, for Income is calculated before tax, any number of reasons, those on pensions and other payments have more than £31,000 were still been deducted, based on the earning a “substantial” sum of previous year’s tax form, and does money. “It just means you might not include the income of others not be able to go on holiday to Chile living in the property such as every year, or you might not be lodgers or older children. able to have your brand new 4x4,” Councillor Andrea Clausen said Cllr Clausen said. means testing had been under “We have to be realistic. If the Falklands team manager Patrick Watts reports from the Island consideration for some time, and whole financial climate is changing Games in Aland. Turn to page 4 for the action. had only been considered due to in the Falklands, all of us are going financial pressures: “It’s a to have to take a little hit.” controversial subject,” she said. There is no appeals system in End of the line for fresh milk “We’re all victims of it to a degree, place, but if any families are hit but if that money’s not there, we particularly hard, they are advised all have to share the burden.” to contact the welfare system, as as Stanley Dairy set to close The government anticipates it assistance is provided for those in FRESH milk is to disappear from opportunity for a one-off payment will recoup savings of £80,000 from financial difficulty. our shops and homes, with in the form of a grant, if the the move. But Cllr Clausen added: “If confirmation this week Stanley amount of money was matched by “We’ve tried to come up with there is an absolute widespread as fair a system as possible, but in reaction, with large numbers of the Dairy is set to close. the individual applying for the population having a massive hit to Today will be the last date for position. the time we’ve got it’s a very simple system,” said Cllr Clausen. their income, then of course this fresh milk deliveries, and from next Cllr Clausen told Penguin News “We’ve got to take action now, we will be considered.” Monday (July 6) the dairy will ExCo had been assured all applicants produce unpasteurised full-fat milk had spoken with FIDC and were only, available for just two weeks made aware of the level of funding from the West Store and Seafish available. Farmer livestock costs to rise Chandlery. She said ExCo had “felt very FARMERS are reeling after FIMCo would no longer pay for The move follows a decision strongly that absolutely every learning they will have to foot the the transportation of livestock to made by Executive Council last possible avenue should be looked at bill for the haulage of their animals the abattoir. It costs in the region week. Councillor Andrea Clausen in order to try and keep this business to the abattoir – an issue likely to of £5 to move an adult sheep from said the main reason for the closure afloat,” and that the ability to take centre stage during Farmers a West Falkland farm to the was the absence of anyone willing purchase fresh milk in the Falklands Week talks in Stanley next week. abattoir. to take over the management under was important. Contained in the minutes of the Tony Hirtle of The Peaks farm the criteria ExCo had set. Even basic operation required latest Falkland Islands Meat said: “I think the mutton market A decision had been made that £5000-6000 a month operating Company (FIMCo) meeting sent would be finished by this. It would “no further support for operational subsidy: “It’s already cost us a load to farmers this week was take us down to making only a activity in terms of financial of money. Taxpayers can’t afford notification that, as a consequence couple of quid a sheep and that’s assistance would be given,” although it, we can’t afford it, it’s as simple of the £133k budget reduction for just not worth it. It could bankrupt there would have been an as that.” the abattoir this financial year, the abattoir.” Page 2 Penguin News, July 3, 2009 Penguin News Grieving families to OUR heartfelt congratulations should go out to all of those away representing the Falklands at this year’s Island Games. It can’t be an easy thing, to compete against teams and other get Elizabeth Cross individuals knowing that their standards are likely to be so much higher than your own. ANN Reid has carried the Guards, was among those killed Our population is the one of the smallest out of those islands memory of her son Paul with her on June 8. participating, yet our sportsmen and women, the best of our 3,000 ever since he was killed when the “It is really nice the families residents, have been taking on the best of tens of thousands, holding Sir Galahad came under Argentine have been recognised for what their heads up high, and trying their hardest. Everyone this year attack while anchored off Fitzroy they have had to endure,” said appears to have done extremely well, from the badminton players to Settlement in 1982. Ann. our clay target shooting competitors. But it was the football team’s Now she and her family are The first Elizabeth Crosses efforts that had us glued to our radios. being recognised among 8,000 and memorial scrolls will be I was literally fighting back the tears when I listened to the match next of kin to be awarded a spe- granted from August 1. Families against Gotland on Monday - no one deserves that much bad luck. cial emblem and a memorial scroll of those killed prior to 2000 have After a fantastic match against the Isle of Man - our football lads signed by the Queen. to apply to the MoD website, and gave the team heralded as one of the competition favourites a bloody The silver Elizabeth Cross has Ann hopes to be able to wear hers good run for their money - everything seemed to conspire against been commissioned for the fami- with pride on Remembrance Day, them. lies of Armed Forces personnel November 11. Three of our guys were sent off - simply devastating. After six killed on operations or who died In a broadcast to the Armed months of incredibly hard work, and all the (literal) blood sweat and as a result of terrorist attack since Forces this week, the Queen said: tears that went into their preparation, circumstances and fate turned the Second World War. “This seems to me a right and and things went wrong. It is the first time the name of proper way of showing our en- Once the fates conspire, morale tends to take a nosedive, which a reigning monarch has been given during debt to those who are killed was apparent in our later games. However, against Gotland they to a military award since the while actively protecting what is were three men down yet only lost by one goal. I can’t say I know George Cross in 1940. most dear to us all.” too much about football, but it’s still pretty apparent to me which Ann, who runs the Bargains The emblem honours the next was the better team. Galore charity shop in Fitzroy of kin of servicemen and women We should be incredibly proud of all of our competitors, and keep Road, Stanley, moved to the Falk- who have died in Iraq, Afghani- supporting the amazing efforts that are put into sport in the Falk- lands 18 months after 21-year- stan, Korea, Malaysia, Kenya and old Paul, who was serving with Northern Island, as well as the lands. I’m determined I’m going to be in the crowds at the next Island st Games - Isle of Wight 2011.
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