pensioner
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But as housing costs have also been rising fast, pensioner poverty has actually increased slightly in the last decade.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
A pensioner who became a kinship carer to prevent her two great-granddaughters from going into care says she knew she had to do it despite criticism from some friends.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The pension is updated every October by at least the recorded increase in the pensioner retail price index for June.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
And Maricarmen Arnedo, a 76-year-old pensioner, said that while older people were being forced out of their homes, "young people can't move out of their parents' homes".
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The final addition to the regular group at the farm was Mr. Jelliman, an amiable white pensioner and old friend of the movement who became the farm foreman.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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But are pensioners being short-changed in other ways?
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
So step back and look at the big picture and British pensioners - and those who have yet to retire - may feel others have it better elsewhere.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
During the crisis, funds’ collective assets relative to their promises to pensioners cratered from 93% to 63%, according to the Equable Institute, a nonprofit that researches pensions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
It has appealed to teachers and students, workers, pensioners and farmers to take part.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
The old men, pensioners on their families, were made to run errands and mind babies, the only work left for old worn-out men in Williamsburg.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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