Ministers should ensure that a retired people have a minimum level of income Pensioners stop growth in poverty, MPs have warned.
It comes after the work and pension secretary Liz Kendal Said to face Britain “Pensioner poverty tsunami” He opened the door for growth without major improvement in the system state pension age.
Age Britain Has found that two million Pensioners Already in poverty, the number is expected to increase.
Now MPs on the Commons Work and Pension Committee say that a new national strategy is required to deal with the problem among the old people.
He has urged the government to set and distribute a minimum level of retirement income for “respectable, socially acceptable standard of living” in later life.
The report also warns that, as people of age are of age, health and social care systems are at risk, if the ministers fail to deal with failure, there is a failure of poverty.
The report states that in worrying long -term trends, which “threaten to reduce pension sufficiency”, are later rented in life.
It also asks ministers to ensure that they ensure those entitled to pension credits of up to 4,000 pounds that they receive them.
The current tech up is less than 70 percent, the estimated 700,000 are missing in homes.
Getting pension credit can help older people with other benefits such as housing benefits, council tax support, hot home discounts, a free TV license, and their dental treatment.
The report warns: “After the fall in poverty in the 2000s, the number of pensioners in relative low income started increasing again since 2010. It has increased due to increase in the cost of living since 2021.”
It continued: “In practice, it means that food, use of energy and cut back on things needed to see, in an attempt to manage costs. Health experts explained the implications for health. Financial difficulty could accelerate the aging process, which is more likely that an older person will enter the hospital or need care.”
Debbie AbrahamThe Labor MP, who presided over the committee, said: “To promote income, the government needs to come up with a strategy to increase the pension credit take-up.
He said: “After all, the government should decide what it thinks is enough for a dignified retirement, and then work to ensure that all pensioners are at least at that level.
“High energy costs, sick-health and more expensive privately rented houses face a combination of high rates of pensioners, dealing with pensioner poverty is not just a DWP (department for work and pension). Therefore, we are calling for an nationwide, cross-government strategy for an aging society that should be installed in equity and valuing.”
On Tuesday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said to increase a review State pension age It is necessary to ensure that the system was “durable and inexpensive”.
The age of state pension is currently 66, but will be 67 by 2028.
A government spokesperson said: “Supporting pensioners is a top priority, and thanks to our commitment to triple lock, millions of people will see an increase in their annual state pension by £ 1,900 by the end of this Parliament.
“We have also launched the biggest campaign to promote pension credit tech-up, with about 60,000 additional pensioner houses being awarded benefits, priced at £ 4,300 per year.
“But we know that there is a real risk that tomorrow’s pensioners will be poor than today, which is why we are reviving the Pension Commission, to deal with the obstacles that prevent many people from saving.”
Charity Director in the UK, Caroline Abraham said: “We warmly welcome this thoughtful and widely selection committee report, which is close to offering a deep and progressive strategic observation of the issues facing older people on low income and proposal to propose working solutions in recent years.”
