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Lowest income retired households receiving least State support


By Michael Griffiths

Retired households with the lowest incomes are receiving the least support from the State, raising concerns that many cash-strapped pensioners may not be checking their entitlement to benefits because they own their home, new research from HUB Financial Solutions has revealed.

The advisory firm announced that the lowest income group of retired households has a home ownership rate of 88% – higher than all but the richest quintile, at 90%


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