Older citizens have contributed to society for decades, and many rely on the state pension
Many older people are dependent on the state pension. Photograph: Kirsty OâConnor/PA
Many older people are dependent on the state pension. Photograph: Kirsty OâConnor/PA
Sun 18 Jul 2021 01.00 EDT
Will Hutton lumps pensioners together, equating us all with a wealthy elite (âEnding pension lock is a start, but thereâs no easy fix to the yawning generation gapâ, Comment). We are not all wealthy with the perks Hutton sets out and many are dependent on the state pension, one of the lowest in Europe. Saying pensioners are the beneficiaries of cuts in overseas aid or lack of refunding of studentsâ fees is tantamount to implying we are less worthy of keeping out of poverty.