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Furious pensioners tell Starmer to ‘find your moral compass’ as vast majority losing fuel benefit already in poverty
Campaigners take part in a protest against the government's decision to scrap the winter fuel allowance for pensioners, outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, central London, October 7, 2024
SIR KEIR STARMER was told to “find your moral compass” after a study revealed today that more than four in five pensioners set to lose their winter fuel allowance are already in poverty.
Research by Age UK found 82 per cent of the 10.7 million people who will lose their £300 benefit have a household income under 60 per cent of average, or just above the poverty line.
The charity also found 78 per cent of pensioners with a disability – 1.1m people – are living in the same circumstances.
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