OK, so we all know its been happening but what does everyone think?

Is there anything you can see that is really going to hit you hard?

Is there anything that you feel is a move in the right direction?

BUDGET 2012: Pensioners suffer in £3bn tax raid disguised as 'simplification'

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 21st March 2012 17:27.

Pensioners over 65 will see their old age income tax perks eaten by inflation in a £3billion raid designed to pay for a new...

Hi everyone I hope I can get help on this situation. My parents have recently both lost their jobs and are now living from Pension credit as my mum is receiving state pension. The issue is that they both have credit cards and are unable to claim on ppi for these so have a lot of debts now which they...

Pensioners are still missing out on £5.5bn in benefits

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 26th February 2012 11:34.

The charity Age UK has hit out at the Government over figures showing that a staggering £5.5billion in benefits went unclaimed by pensioners ...

Free bus passes and winter fuel allowance for OAPs 'cost £3bn and do nothing

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 21st February 2012 18:37.

*.....for economy', says leading think tank* Pensioners should be stripped of winter fuel allowance and free bus travel because...

Pensions under siege as Bank of England rescue plan leaves a million savers facing poverty

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 15th February 2012 10:13.

More than one million pensioners have been consigned to a life of poverty because of the Bank of England’s...

Pensioners failed by equity release advice, consumer watchdog warns

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 15th January 2012 10:27.

The advice given to older people who want to release money from their home is woefully inadequate, according to an investigation by...

Rather than enrich your heirs, these plans – which are advertised by the likes of Michael Parkinson, Gloria Hunniford and Cilla Black – can leave pensioners thousands of pounds out of pocket, says Which?

Free pens, celebrity...

HSBC Fined £10.5m For Bad Advice To Elderly

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 5th December 2011 12:30.

*Banking giant HSBC has been fined £10.5m for giving "inappropriate investment advice" to elderly customers.* It is the largest ever retail fine......

Pensioners suffer worst of inflation as cost of living soars 20% in four years

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 16th November 2011 21:00.

The cost of living has rocketed by more than 20 per cent for pensioners since the credit crunch began, a study revealed...

Pensioners and those on benefits beware the Government's inflation con trick

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 9th November 2011 22:26.

Money Mail is sending out a warning to all pensioners and those who claim benefits, about a dastardly sleight-of-hand being...

Fraudsters target pensioners with old-school scam

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 1st November 2011 17:47.

*Fraudsters have conned pensioners out of £750,000 this year alone using an old-style phone scam, the UK Cards Association has revealed.*The trade......

Pensioners pay £100 a week in taxes

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 5th October 2011 08:03.

The average pensioner household paid £5,124 in tax over the past year. The average UK pensioner household pays out 27pc of its income, equivalent to ...

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I have only just discovered this:
Winter fuel allowance to fall in 2011 - March - 2011 - Which? News

Bearing in mind that the cost of both electricity and gas will go up by between 16 - 18%, not forgetting the rising cost of central heating oil and solid fuel.
One is quite...