Britain's pensioners are missing out on an estimated £5.4 billion in unclaimed benefits each year, despite 1.8 million of them living in poverty, figures released today show.
Families who earn £25,000 a year could see a fall in the benefits they receive from April 2012, according to figures buried deep in yesterday's 112-page official Budget document.
23 June 2010
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