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A Savanta survey found, among those aged over 55, more than one in two (52 per cent) believed Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's latest actions left retirees short changed.

Rishi Sunak is facing a 'grey revolt' after a poll revealed more than half of older voters thought last month's Budget left pensioners worse off.

A Savanta survey found, among those aged over 55, more than one in two believed Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's latest actions left retirees short changed A new study by the House of Commons Library estimated the number of additional income taxpayers aged 66 and over in the coming years, due to the frozen personal allowance threshold, when compared to if the threshold had risen in line with inflation since 2021.

New research by the House of Commons Library showed the likely impact on retirees of the freeze on the personal allowance threshold since 2021

 

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