Reducing pensioner poverty – over 2 million poor pensioners need encouragement to claim Pension Credit
Worrying rise in number of pensioners living in poverty. Poverty particularly acute for oldest and single pensioners, those in social rented housing and those from black and Asian backgrounds. Yet official figures show £1.6billion Pension Credit is going unclaimed each year with nearly a million pensioner households missing out on an average £1600 a year. Delighted to see AgeUK, Len Goodman and Rustie Lee joining calls to improve Pension Credit take-up, which has been stuck at 40% since 2010. Worrying…