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Pensioners from black and Asian communities twice as likely to be living in poverty than white counterparts
PENSIONERS from black and Asian communities are twice as likely to be living in poverty as white pensioners, a charity has found.
Thirty-three per cent of Asian and 30 per cent of black pensioners are living below the breadline, compared with just 16 per cent of white pensioners, according to research by Age UK.
The charity also found that 1.2 million women — one in five female pensioners — are living in relative poverty, a jump of 20 per cent since 2012-13.
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