When I'm 64
People usually associate the years before state pension age with affluence, not poverty. But the UK is facing a hidden poverty crisis among 60 to 65-year-olds. A quarter of people aged 60 to 65 live in poverty – the highest poverty rate for any adult age group.
In this new research, the Fabian Society’s Sasjkia Otto looks at the roots of the problem and presents a strategy to address it.
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