Pensioners need an extra £60 a week to get by because the state pension doesn't cover their basic needs, report finds Researchers said pensioners need £230 a week to cover the basic cost of living The full state pension is at a rate of £168.60 a week - or £8,767.20 a year Pensioners in the South East of England require at least £274.40 a week Experts advise people to make arrangements for a pension long before retiring
By Steve Doughty for the Daily Mail
Published: 00:17 BST, 15 May 2019 | Updated: 00:17 BST, 15 May 2019
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Pensioners need nearly £230 a week to cover the basic costs of living, an analysis found yesterday. This is around £60 more than the state pension offers.
The basic price of retirement is over a third higher than the full state pension of £168.60 a week – or £8,767.20 a year.
And the cost of a decent retirement is even higher in the most
