Thousands of low income older people are missing out on financial help because they are digitally excluded, a charity has warned. Many are missing out on the benefits available to them as they do not know how to apply for them online. The latest Government estimates indicate that 310,000 pensioner households who are entitled to Housing Benefit are not receiving it. Older people who want to apply for Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Reduction face “a huge postcode lottery” if they do not use computers. A report from Age UK found it is those on low incomes who inevitably miss out which is “int…
