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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

Terminally ill people urge UK government to pay pensions early

Victor Calver, 56, is among the terminally ill people whose incomes have collapsed.
Victor Calver, 56, is among the terminally ill people whose incomes have collapsed. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

Terminally ill people are calling on the UK government to start paying their state pensions early so they can enjoy what is left of their lives and tackle a “cost of dying” crisis.

People of working age who are unlikely to survive long enough to claim their state pension say the change would cost little more than the amount lost each year to erroneous pension payouts by the Department for Work and Pensions.

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