Older Britons are urging any future Government to put in place a state pension so that every pensioner “can pay their bills and live on” amid the backdrop of the UK’s housing crisis. Rob Trewhella, 67, from Penzance, Cornwall claims the state pension but is unable to access vital benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), including Pension Credit, which could ease the expense. This is despite the fact that he is a tax-paying pensioner who has seen his housing costs skyrocket and is stuck on a waiting list to find more suitable property through his local council. Due to the lack …
