Living on a low income in later life Expert briefing 24 th January 2012 Limited incomes million people aged 60+ are finding it difficult / struggling on their income - of those 1.2 million, 500,000 are really struggling to cope million can only just afford to buy the basics Increasing costs million people aged 60+ have noticed an increase in the price of every day goods this year million have less disposable income than last year because of rising living costs million can no longer afford little treats they had last year Making ends meet In the last 12 months: million people aged 60+ have turned down the heating when not warm enough to save money million have bought less food than they wanted because of rising food costs Knowledge Hub Visit Age UKs Knowledge Hub to find all our resources and learn more. - Monthly e-bulletin - Age UK later life fact sheet - Briefings and presentations (including todays)evidence-statistics/briefings-and-presentations/