What are Labour doing for pensioners? We've just run the most successful Pension Credit campaign in history signing 50,000 more people up for support. Let's take a look at some charts 👇 - ThreadSky

torstenbell.bsky.social • 26 days ago

What are Labour doing for pensioners? We've just run the most successful Pension Credit campaign in history signing 50,000 more people up for support.

Let's take a look at some charts 👇

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paulbarbour.bsky.social•26 days ago

Too much for molly coddled pensioners. How about we remove the triple lock, index link pensions instead, and use the saved money to invest in a green new deal? (because OAPs vote of course).

karldrinkwater.bsky.social•5 days ago

Backtracking on support for WASPI women. Not a good look.

romeoromeotango.bsky.social•26 days ago

Pension credit is only available to UK pensioners who live in the UK.

jago2012.bsky.social•26 days ago

Can we assume that any pensioners rich enough to emigrate are unlikely to be eligible?

mspolicy.bsky.social•26 days ago

We know what Labours done to pensioners. And the fact that you’ve gone along with it is a rather huge disappointment.

hantsrose.bsky.social•22 days ago

I am a pensioner. What have they done to me?

jamescurtis1961.bsky.social•26 days ago

This is what we need. Go Labour 👍

phe57.bsky.social•26 days ago

Good chart but I remember the Resolution Foundation not being a fan of the triple lock. A reminder that pensioners have done relatively well is welcome. Not many brave enough to say it out loud.

3psteve.bsky.social•26 days ago

Rebranding cutting winter fuel payments as “the most successful Pension Credit campaign in history” is just an incredible and audacious bit of spin, well done!

jago2012.bsky.social•26 days ago

Both things can be true.
WFA is not needed by most pensioners. (More young families are in poverty)
Those that need it are being supported to claim Pension Credit.
The threshold should be higher, but the spirit is correct.

johnlowe56.bsky.social•26 days ago

That's a very small number compared with the estimates of those not claiming.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pension-credit-awareness-drive-as-thousands-of-eligible-pensioners-yet-to-claim--2

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