Pensioners hit hardest by £9 Billion welfare spending cuts as David Cameron breaks election promise
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Pensioners hit hardest by £9 Billion welfare spending cuts as David Cameron breaks election promise
‘Savage spending cuts will soar to nearly £9billion a year, hitting pensioners hardest, a shock report reveals today.
The study shows PM David Cameron has broken his pre-election pledge to protect the elderly, with a quarter of welfare cuts falling on pensioner households.
The Tory-led Government’s biggest cut is a £3.8billion-a-year reduction in pension credit, which tops up weekly income to a guaranteed minimum.’
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