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Chapter 5 Older people: Secure
Chapter 5
Older people: Secure today,
prepared for the future
Forward to new opportunities
in old age, not back to poverty
and insecurity
1997: 2.8 million pensioners in poverty,
the poorest living on £69 per week
2005: Minimum income for pensioners
of £109 per week
2010: A long-term settlement for pensions