Tag: OAP
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Monday 8 October 1973
We had a rise in OAP last Monday. Ethel went to the PO & drew £25.00. £12,50 a week for Husband & Wife. Notes OAP stands for Old Age Pension. PO stands for Post Office. For more detail of their finances, in general, and their pensions, in particular, see Chapter 104. Ethel refers to my…
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Tuesday 25 September 1973
Had a poor night got up 9 times did not work in my cabin. Ethel went for the OAP & also the doctors brought me some tablets and also a bottle of medicine. After dinner Ethel went to a meeting at the Congregational church in Norwich. Notes From 1971, grandad had been experiencing prostate problems.…
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Monday 26 March 1973
Ethel went to Norwich, paid the phone bill & had our Wilkinson small grass shears sharpened price for OAP 45p. Notes Ethel refers to Ethel May Cecilia Parkin, my grandmother. Grandma and grandad only had a phone installed in February 1973 – see Chapter 111. I believe the shears were used to trim the edges…
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Wednesday 7 March 1973
Budget from the Daily Mail – OAP goes up to Husband & Wife £12.50 weekly. Maximum allowance for income tax £1,000. Ethel went to Norwich. OAP increase begins October 1st. I raked the back lawn. Started wearing my body belt, first time since I had shingles last year. Notes For more details of the budget…