No surprise you and other don't need WFA. As UK pensioners are a most privileged and protected group afforded huge relief by the British state, Indeed, over the course of a 24 month period, they have been given over £1300 uplift in state pension.
As for inconvenient truths, in 2023-24 the government spent £265.5bn on benefits of which over half was spent on pensioners (£134.8bn). That amounts to 11% of GDP and nearly 25% of all Government spending. And that is before taking into account the high NHS usage in the pensioner cohort and that only a tiny proportion are going to be working.
I also challenge "poverty". Those below the poverty line are entitled to credits or benefits in one form or another. Those that are above the poverty line do not need benefits. There will always be a line somewhere as with other benefits.
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