I don't want to get into another debate about pensioners who live in poverty, but according to the most recent figures, more than twice as many pensioners use social care as anyone else.
Only 16% of pensioners (roughly 29,000 people) live in poverty, compared to more than 30% of children (1,350,000) and 20% of working-age adults (42,600), according to the Joseph Rountree Foundation.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/29/andy-burnham-labour-conference-pension-triple-lock-social-care
https://www.jrf.org.uk/uk-poverty-statistics/overall-poverty-rates-for-children-working-age-adults-and-pensioners
#UKPolitics
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