Sentences with phrase «pensioner poverty in»
It is now set out in the Government's own figures that pensioner poverty in this country is at its lowest level for 30 years.»
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Looking across the various groups (children, pensioners, etc.), poverty rates are higher now than they were in 2004/5 (Brewer et al, 2009, pp.32 - 34), though still lower for most groups than in 1996/7.
«Ministers must bring forward proposals in the forthcoming white paper which put an end to a system that is leaving thousands of pensioners in unnecessary poverty.»
«These figures show in the starkest possible terms that Gordon Brown's flagship policy on pensioner poverty is failing to help many of the most vulnerable older people,» said spokeswoman Anna Pearson.
There was significant progress on pensioner and child poverty, but not in reversing inequality.
«Similar progress with other benefits should be the next step in pursuit of further progress towards what must be the overall goal: reducing pensioner poverty.»
Seven out of ten pensioners entitled to help with their housing costs but who are not claiming it are living in poverty, the spending watchdog warns.
Since Labour came to power we have seen a reduction in the number of children and pensioners living in poverty.
That's a very misleading account of Labour's record with pensioners: we have a much lower level of pensioner poverty, and for the first time in British history, pensioners are less likely to be in poverty than other adults.
Reaching out to the grey vote, Lucas said pensioner poverty — with one in every four living in poverty — was «a scandal».
One in ten UK households are living in fuel poverty, one in five of which are pensioners; and at least # 1 for every # 4 spent on heating UK homes is wasted due to poor insulation.
Nearly 30 % of our pensioners were forced to live in poverty.
Research from the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) suggests that pensioners living in poverty could be helped off the breadline if they downsize their home or take out a form of equity release scheme.
12:16 - Why are four million children still living in poverty, and why do pensioners have to struggle to keep warm?
«It will continue to protect the poorest pensioners from poverty and ensure that all pensioners share in the growing wealth of society.
We've already lifted 900 thousand pensioners out of poverty — and in the next five years will restore the earnings link for the basic state pension.
This would increase fuel poverty for families and pensioners whilst, in contrast to Miliband's energy price - freeze, make a negligible difference on soaring bills.
In a further blow, the government failed to make a dent in the number of children or pensioners living in poverty after big increases the previous yeaIn a further blow, the government failed to make a dent in the number of children or pensioners living in poverty after big increases the previous yeain the number of children or pensioners living in poverty after big increases the previous yeain poverty after big increases the previous year.
With financial help from the state concentrated on pensioners and the young, one in seven working - age adults without dependent children are now living in poverty — the highest ever level.
«Given that the term «fuel poverty» does not seem to have been used once in yesterday's Budget statement, can the Secretary of State confirm that Warm Front will be sufficient to address Age Concern's assessment of the Budget that its failure to tackle fuel poverty will continue to leave more pensioners out in the cold?
The former prime minister said pensioner poverty affected one in three older Britons in the early 90s, but that rate had fallen to one in 10 by the time Labour left office in 2010.
And when you think of all we as a country invested over that period — in restoring the NHS, rebuilding schools, taking hundreds of thousands of pensioners out of poverty, ditto children — keeping the National Debt below the level they inherited from the Conservatives was a fantastic achievement.
The union says the company has closed its defined benefit, or final salary, pension scheme, offering new entrants an «inferior» scheme which the CWU claim will leave them in «pensioner poverty».
In the early 90s, pensioner poverty affected one in three older BritonIn the early 90s, pensioner poverty affected one in three older Britonin three older Britons.
Claire Perry uses her maiden speech to highlight rural poverty as George Hollingbery and Hariett Baldwin raise the plight of pensioners in poverty
But in times when false science is harming and impoverishing and killing the poor as we speak, at a time when pensioners are shivering from fuel poverty, I'm sorry if I'm impatient.
According to a report conducted by the Pensions Policy Institute, 700,000 additional pensioners could be facing poverty in 2050 if the triple lock for the state pension is scrapped.