Not that they want you to remember but did you know that there is a Christmas postage stamp concession for some disabled people after the price increase earlier this year.
Royal Mail announced a significant increase in the price of first and second class stamps in the UK.They also gave some details about a scheme for lower income groups to get cheaper stamps this Christmas.
Stamps have been allowed to rise by over 30% in this case, thanks to a relaxation of the price controls by the postal regulator Ofcom. Prices have risen in order to help the ailing Royal Mail to compete in the growing postal deliveries market.
With the rise came an announcement that, this Christmas, low income households would be able to purchase stamps at the aforementioned 2011 prices.
The reduced price stamps will be on sale from November 6 and the scheme will be in place until the last posting date before Christmas for First Class stamps.
Households on pension credit, employment and support allowance (ESA) - or those still on incapacity benefit - are eligible. They will be able to buy up to three books of 12 stamps - 36 stamps in total - in one purchase. Royal Mail believes around five million people will be able to take advantage of this offer.
To receive the discount, people will need to provide evidence that they are in receipt of benefits, e.g. the Annual Uprating letter or the Award Notice letter from the DWP.
This offer is only for Christmas 2012.
It's unclear how they intend to record that a customer has purchased their full entitlement of 36 stamps in order to prevent them purchasing more at the concession rate on another occasion.
Royal Mail said that it would write to every UK household explaining how the scheme works.
I haven't received anything, maybe Royal Mail couldn't afford the postage? Or maybe their letter got lost in the post...
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