Pensioner poverty: the issues
More than two million people are so poor they find it hard to afford to heat their houses, eat nutritious food or replace household equipment.
It's time to lift the State Pension to a level that enables older people to live, rather than just survive.
The current system of National Insurance contributions and credits is complex and often unfair.
Millions of women lack full entitlement to the Basic State Pension. Even as recently as 2004-05 only 30 per cent of women were retiring with a full Basic State Pension.
A major problem is the introduction of means testing. Millions of pensioners do not claim the benefits to which they are entitled. It is estimated that up to £5 billion remains unclaimed every year. Turning around this situation of low take-up would make a huge difference to levels of pensioner poverty.
What we want
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