How they love to single out benefit fraud but one in three aged
Londoners are missing out on Pension Credit worth an average of £23 a week, or
£1,200 a year. £470 million goes unclaimed across London.
One in six older Londoners are estimated to be living in poverty.
The Greater London Authority estimates that around 200,000 older Londoners are
living in poverty. Older people in London are much more likely to be living in
material deprivation than anywhere else in the country.Nearly three times the
proportion of pensioners living in inner London are unable to afford basics
like having a warm winter coat, being able to keep their home damp free and
having a regular haircut.
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