As the Queen celebrates, a huge number of other pensioners face dire poverty

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<p>‘As the Q ee celebrates her 90th birth ay early 1 millio over-75’s are livi g below the poverty li e i the UK, accor i g to a shocki g report i to the q ality of life for pe sio ers.</p>
<p>The charity I epe e t Age commissio e a st y i to the fi a cial circ msta ces face by ol er people who live thro gh the seco worl war. The fi i gs i ot make for pleasa t rea i g.</p>
<p>Aro 950,000 people i the age gro p st ie live below the poverty li e. I other wor s, they s rvive o less tha 60 perce t of the UK me ia i come after ho si g costs. Nearly three-q arters of a millio over-75s have o so rce of i come other tha the State Pe sio a be efits. O t of these, early 400,000 are wome completely relia t o state fi a cial s pport. A overall, 750,000 people are ot claimi g the Pe sio Cre its they are e title to.’</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theca ary.co/2016/05/16/q ee -celebrates-h ge- mber-pe sio ers-face- ire-poverty/" target="_bla k">Rea more: As the Q ee celebrates, a h ge mber of other pe sio ers face ire poverty</a></p>