“Unprecedented numbers” of pensioners may die of cold in their homes this winter unless the government does more to help them pay their soaring energy bills, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have been warned.
Age UK has written an urgent plea to both Tory leadership rivals, calling on them to commit to offering further emergency support to older people and those on low incomes and to restore the pensions triple lock – a guarantee that pensions grow in line with either earnings, inflation or 2.5% – if they enter Downing Street.
