Age UK
Money matters
1.6m older people live in poverty and 900,000 of these people live in severe poverty.
Worryingly, the older that people are, the more likely it is that they have a low income and live in material deprivation.
This is especially concerning given that the number of people over 85 in the UK is predicted to double in the next 20 years and nearly treble in the next 30 years.
We believe that all current and future pensioners should have sufficient income from state and private sources to live comfortably and participate fully in society.
Money matters
1.6m older people live in poverty and 900,000 of these people live in severe poverty.
Worryingly, the older that people are, the more likely it is that they have a low income and live in material deprivation.
This is especially concerning given that the number of people over 85 in the UK is predicted to double in the next 20 years and nearly treble in the next 30 years.
We believe that all current and future pensioners should have sufficient income from state and private sources to live comfortably and participate fully in society.