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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Liam Thorp

'I could be homeless' - pensioners fear for the future after sudden rise in charges

Pensioners living in a sheltered housing say they fear they could become homeless after service charges on their homes shot up.

Three residents of the Dingle Grange flat block in the Dingle area of Liverpool 8 said they are angry and worried after they were told the service charges they must pay alongside their rent would rise suddenly - going up by more than double in some cases.

The block is owned and managed by social housing provider Torus, who say the main reason for the surge in costs is related to rising utility charges affecting the whole country.

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