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Pensioners and families living on fixed incomes are hit the hardest, forced to stretch rations, skip meals or rely on remittances from relatives abroad — if they are lucky enough to have them.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Pensioners are being urged to get a free air fryer before supplies run out.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Pensioners living in two tower blocks said they felt like "second class citizens" after a social landlord quadrupled their heating and hot water bills overnight.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

Pensioners with a fixed annuity should not be affected.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

The second sort are called Seredney Dworaney, or the middle rank of Pensioners.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 04 by Hakluyt, Richard