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
Workers urged to take pension seriously or risk retirement poverty: ‘it won’t be enough’
A FIFTH of over 50s have no private pension savings, but a financial expert says it’s simply due to language, psychology and publicity. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
‘Can I afford this?’ Elderly couple face fuel poverty as energy crisis worsens
ELDERLY BRITONS are continuing to fall into fuel poverty as the country’s energy crisis continues to get worse. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Energy bill warning as ‘appalling’ fuel poverty crisis will ‘last until March’ 2022
A WARNING has been issued to the British public that the country’s ongoing fuel poverty crisis will “last till March 2022”. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Fuel poverty fears as support ‘not enough’ for widows living on just £8,000 state pension
A WARNING has been issued as the benefits support available to older Britons may not be enough to meet the demand posed by the current rise in fuel poverty. Daily Express :: Finance Feed