Rachel Reeves could send State Pensioners ‘into poverty’ with ‘ludicrous double whammy’
A campaigner whose petition has been signed by 80,000 Brits said frozen personal allowances, on top of state pension rises, would force pensioners into poverty. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Pension poverty is harsh reality for millions being forced to toil their way out of it
The Government needs to urgently cut the red tape that is hampering countless older Britons from accessing the benefits they are entitled to Daily Express :: News Feed
Nearly one million pensioners in UK to face water poverty by 2030 ‘without action’
A worrying 40% of older people in England living on low incomes are cutting down on their water consumption to afford rising bills, a new study finds. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Two million pensioners in poverty ‘not considered’ in Keir Starmer’s ‘six milestones’
Independent Age’s helpline has been “inundated” with calls from frightened older people in recent months. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Labour minister admits 200,000 pensioners will plunge into poverty due to DWP policy
The DWP has admitted that tens of thousands more pensioners will fall into poverty each year by the end of the decade due to cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment Daily Express :: News Feed
‘Dam breaks’ on winter fuel payment axe with 100,000 pensioners facing poverty horror
Limiting the winter fuel allowance will mean an estimated 100,000 more pensioners will be in relative poverty after housing costs in 2027, according to Department for Work and Pensions modelling. Daily Express :: News Feed
Poorest households need to ‘double their income’ to escape poverty
A new report says the scale of poverty in the UK shows “social failure at scale” Daily Express :: News Feed
Over 200,000 Universal Credit claimants hit by £59 deductions to ‘poverty tax’
An MP called for an amnesty on payment deductions that resulted from DWP error. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
‘Kick in the teeth!’: State pension age hike may create ‘misery and poverty’ for Britons
A rising state pension age could mean millions face a “miserable and impoverished run up to retirement”, a charity has warned. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Pensioners stand one in five chance of living in poverty: ‘This is unacceptable!’
THE NUMBER of pensioners living in poverty has breached the two million mark, with one in five struggling to get by. Daily Express :: Finance Feed