The link highlighted very well the massive impact that UC could have on mixed-age couples where the younger one is the carer and unable to even consider working. In such circumstances, why on earth should the retired person be expected to live in greater hardship than a person of similar age who is either single or has a partner who is also retired?
What happens to the older partner if the hardship leads to homelessness?
Those are just some likely effects on the pensioner, but the potential effect on the younger partner are equally cruel, imo.
It is worth pointing out that the older partner would be better off if the couple divorce!
Parents-in-Law. What do/did you call them?
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