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Hundreds of thousands of pensioners deprived of benefits due to digital exclusion, charity finds
A general view of houses across Dover in Kent, January 13, 2016
HUNDREDS of thousands of older people are being deprived of rightful financial support due to digital exclusion, a charity has found.
The study from Age UK, published on Friday, found that people from a lower-income background were disproportionately at risk of losing out due to digital barriers.
Around 2.3 million over-65s do not use the internet at all, with 48 per cent of these being over 75, it reported.
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