Over 2,000 pensioners in Ashfield missing out on their Pension Credit

1.53.39pm GMT Thu 3rd Nov 2005

Thousands of Ashfield pensioners are missing out on pension credit

New figures on the take up of Pension Credit show that 2,163 pensioners in the Ashfield constituency are missing out on money that is rightfully theirs.

Local Liberal Democrat spokesperson Wendy Johnson said: "It is a scandal that so many poorer older people are missing out on money they should be getting as of right. And for Ashfield constituency, this scandal represents a loss to the local economy of as much as £4 million a year

"In the short term, I hope everyone who is unsure about their entitlements rings the Pension Service helpline to find out if they are missing out.

"In the long term, we need to provide pensioners with a decent pension that isn't falling further and further below the poverty line each year."