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Debate between Holly Lynch and Laura Trott
Monday 24th April 2023
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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Laura Trott)
In 2022, there were 200,000 fewer pensioners in absolute poverty than in 2010.
Holly Lynch
Mr Brooke from my constituency is nearly 70. He contacted me when his application for pension credit was rejected on the basis that he is £2.55 over the threshold, which rules him out of not only pension credit but any other associated benefit. Mr Brooke signed off his letter to me saying:
“I just can’t afford to live. Yours, Truly Broken”.
What are this Government doing to help people such as Mr Brooke in that incredibly difficult position?