Former mineworkers celebrate ‘historic’ £100-a-week UK pensions boost

Mineworkers missed out on thousands of pounds because the government took half of the surplus from their pension fund. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Some former mineworkers who are receiving a £100-a-week boost to their pensions after a hard-fought battle say they will now no longer need to worry about money.

The Guardian had reported that people were “dying in abject poverty” and unable to “afford to bury themselves” after the government raided billions from their pensions.