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6 Things Pensioners Say They Need (and 6 Things They Don't)
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has just published the 2014 Minimum Income Standard research for the UK. We've been doing this every year since 2008. It is based on what pensioners and other members of the public say they need for an acceptable but basic lifestyle. The agreed items are then costed in real shops to arrive at a total budget. Here are 6 things that are on the list for a pensioner couple and 6 that (it may surprise you) are not.
All You Need To Know About UK Poverty In 10 Charts
Poverty is complicated to explain and difficult to measure. But these 10 charts from the New Policy Institute for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation should be enough to get you going.