Pensioners are not poor

They're just not. The average pensioner is less likely to be in poverty than the average non-pensioner.

Additionally, female pensioners are less likely to be in poverty than male pensioners.

Pensioners own property worth £1.3 trillion. Yet they complain about paying tax on this (council tax).

I should point out that those that can’t pay get council tax relief. Oh, and what is the winter fuel allowance about? Or free travel?

Why am I subsidising people for their stupidity of not saving enough during their lifetimes?

This from Axa on Friday - showing despite the bellyaching, UK pensioners are rather well off.

European cousins aspire to ‘affluent’ lifestyle of retired people in UK and want a common pension system

The UK’s current pensioners are significantly better off when compared to their European counterparts. The average retiree in the UK has £271 to play with after monthly living expenses have been paid and earns £868 per month in pension income.

Those in France and Germany earn a higher pension income than those in the UK – earning £1,051 and £978 respectively, however those in France, Italy and Spain state they do not have enough money to cover their living expenses.

European workers seem to think that UK workers have a better pensions system than them and the majority of countries on the Continent favour a common pensions system whereas Britons are firmly against the idea (58%). Those in favour include Portugal (86%), Spain (78%), Italy (66%) and France (51%).

Steve Folkard of AXA continues: “With the majority of Europeans having less disposable income in comparison to their UK counterparts, it is hardly surprising they favour a common pensions system that could bring their financial situation inline with the more affluent UK.”