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Post by Rebel-1 Fri Sep 01, 2017 11:54 am

1 in 4 pensioners struggling to make ends meet under Tories, research shows
by Welfare Weekly on Sep 1, 2017

Around one in four pensioners living in the UK are struggling to make ends meet, with nearly three million older people finding life to be a financial struggle, new research from Age UK reveals.

According to the charity’s research, 2,825,000 people over the age of 65 are struggling to manage financially, contrary to claims in some sections of the media that pensioners are somehow having ‘an easy time’.

Last year the number of pensioners living below the poverty line, on incomes of less than £288 per week, rose to 1.9 million. Despite previous improvements in tackling pensioner poverty, government figures show the number of over-65’s living below the poverty line is back up to 2008-09 levels.

Government statistics also show that among over-65’s:

Over a million (1,181,400) would be unable to meet an unexpected expense of £200
Almost a million (945,100) would be unable to replace a cooker if it broke down
708,800 are unable to keep their homes damp free
More than half a million (572,600) are unable to keep their homes adequately warm
286,300 are unable to pay regular bills
Well over a million (1,299,600) have no access to a car and can’t afford a taxi.

MORE HERE:

http://www.welfareweekly.com/1-in-4-pensioners-are-still-struggling-to-make-ends-meet-research-shows/
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