Number and percentage of pensioners living in poverty from 1979-2004.

Income levels are close to the national average, taking into account the high proportion of pensioners living across the area.

The support of pensioners during the strike was very much appreciated.

During the same period, the number of pensioners in poverty fell by 1 million.

Thousands of pensioners die each year because they cannot afford to heat their homes.

It was founded in 1985 to work for the interests of pensioners.

Between 1972 and 1974, the purchasing power of pensioners increased by 19%.

Find out more about the plight of British pensioners abroad here.

To resolve the problems of pensioners and elderly people in Europe.

The first generations of pensioners took out far more than they contributed.