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Number of pensioners using Home Equity Access Scheme skyrockets

There’s been a 300 per cent surge in people using the government…
Police and crime scene investigators at the house in Darlington where Mr and Mrs Swaddle were found dead

Two pensioners mysteriously found dead inside property in Darlington were married couple, police confirm

By Freya Barnes Published: 05:33 EDT, 24 May 2024 | Updated: 05:36…
Wood-burning stoves can no longer be included in new-build housing projects in Scotland after a ban was quietly introduced earier this month

Fury as the SNP quietly bans wood-burning stoves from newbuild homes in Scotland amid green drive – sparking fears for pensioners and remote Highland communities

The SNP-led Scottish Government has quietly banned the inclusion of wood-burning stoves…
Pensioners are losing an average of more than £1.3 million a day to fraudsters, figures reveal (Stock Image)

Pensioners lose £1.3 million a day to scammers with more than 250,000 cases recorded since 2020, figures reveal

£2 billion has been taken by scammers from victims over 65 since…
Behrad Kazemi, 35, has been jailed for his role in a money laundering operation involving fake artworks

Conmen who made £2.6million by fooling vulnerable pensioners into blowing their life savings on fake Picasso and Dali paintings are jailed

A pair of conmen who made millions selling fake Dali and Picasso…
Police in Cheshire have renewed a hunt for thieves after an elderly woman had £800 stolen from her account via an ATM that she thought had swallowed her card

Hunt for heartless thieves who stole £800 from elderly woman in cash machine scam – as police issue warning to pensioners and bank customers over growing number of similar crimes

The thieves told their victim that the ATM would not return her…

Pensioners left behind as Australia's rental crisis drags on

As Sydney’s housing crisis continues to spiral out of control, older renters…
Essex Police and forensic officers at the scene of a double murder at an address in Pump Hill, Great Baddow

Woman is charged with double murder over disappearance of two pensioners – cops hunt for bodies after 'evidence suggests pair are no longer alive'

Woman is charged with double murder over disappearance of two pensioners –…
Her final text contained just a single word, but it haunts Jean Hanlon's (pictured) family to this day. 'Help', the message read.

Cold family of rogue traders who held pensioners to ‘ransom’ in £398,000 scam are jailed

A family of ‘cold and calculating’ rogue traders, who held pensioners ‘ransom’,…

Pensioners pushed into poverty as cost of living soars

Pat Isaacs doesn’t eat meat – not because she is vegetarian –…