Sentences with phrase «single pensioner»
A "single pensioner" refers to a person who is retired and receiving a pension, but is not married or in a relationship. Full definition
Most single pensioners and lone - parent families are affected by fuel poverty, a report has claimed.
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Currently the breadline level is # 12,623 for a single pensioner, # 23,992 for a single parent with two children and # 24,643 for a couple and only child.
The Daily Mail, Sun and Guardian all report draft plans from the Department of Work and Pensions that, later in this parliament, would see a single pensioner receive a pension of # 140 and # 280 for a retired married couple.
But then, most pensions aren't overwhelmingly generous — latest figures from the Pensions Policy Institute put the average occupational pension at worth # 8,320 a year, or just # 5,600 for a single pensioner.
If on the other hand the low - income partner dies, the survivor's GIS would drop to zero because their income exceeds the allowance for a single pensioner, Runchey says.