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Equity Release to Help with Fuel Poverty
14/12/2010
Age UK has announced that over 50% of people over the age of 60 in the UK are in fear of the cold weather this winter due to the rising issue with fuel poverty.
It was recently published that 1.7 million households currently suffer from fuel poverty. The charity, Age UK, claim that this figure is higher.
Michelle Mitchell, charity director of Age UK, exclaimed that the main issue here is that 2 million pensioners are living in poverty and millions of other older households are living in constant fear of being able to afford to keep warm this winter.Homeowners aged over 55 years who are concerned about their fuel costs and would like to know how much money the value of their property could release to help, can find out by contacting therightequityrelease.co.uk for equity release advice.
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