There are calls from numerous charities like age concern, as well as pressure from MPs, for the government to bring forward next years pension rise to now in order to help pensioners in poverty and those likely to find themselves newly in poverty as a result of the catastrophic price rises in fuel and food.
The treasury are saying that it is technically too difficult.
If it is the case, then they should be tackling the difficulty now as without assistance I dread to think what the result is going to be for these folk.
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