I AM adisabled OAP, my pension, including SERPS, has increased by £1.19 per week.

My council tax (75 per cent) Band D is up 75p per week, meals on wheels by 35p, home care for two visits by 20p and my alarm button by 6p a week. Total increase £1.38. I therefore have minus 19p to pay other rises that are demanded.

I do not plead poverty, but if the council carry on like this I, and many others, will be more and more hard-up. Please can we have fair play for OAPs.

Council charges and tax should be limited to inflation like our pensions. If they need to economise why not cut councillors' expenses?

H. Williams, Lester Drive, Eccleston.