#UnhappyValentinesDay

Group Independent Age campaigners and staff outside UK Parliament holding placards calling for changes to the mixed-age couples rule.

Hand holding Valentines Day cards with Big Ben in the background. The front of the cards read: Roses are red, violets are blue. Love shouldn't mean, £7000 less for you.

Four Independent Age campaigners stand outside UK Parliament with placards that read: Love not poverty. Up to £7000 lost. Fix the mixed-age couples rule. #UnhappyValentinesDay

Love shouldn’t come at a cost 💔

For thousands of mixed-age couples, this Valentine’s Day may not be so happy as they miss out on vital support.

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#UnhappyValentinesDay #FixMixedAgeRule

Appreciate not everyone celebrates #ValentinesDay but why not spare a thought this year for people in mixed age couples living on low incomes who miss out on money they would normally be entitled to just because of who they love #UnhappyValentinesDay #FixMixedAgeRule

Love heart sweets with the message: Love not poverty. Below is #FixMixedAgeRule

We’re calling on the UK Govt to reverse the unfair 2019 decision affecting mixed-age couples.

Older people are missing out on support - not because of need, but because of who they love.
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Love hearts in background with the text in front that reads: Many older people are struggling to afford essentials because of who they love. #FixMixedAgeRule

Two people of the same age can be treated completely differently just because one has a younger partner.

This unfair rule is pushing thousands of older people into financial hardship.

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#UnhappyValentinesDay #FixMixedAgeRule

Love hearts in background with the text in front that reads: Mixed-age couples will have to wait even longer for vital support as the State Pension age rises. #FixMixedAgeRule

Many people already have to wait until their 70s or even 80s to access Pension Credit.

With the State Pension age rising to 67, this situation will become more common, increasing financial hardship in later life.

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Photo of an older couple with a written message above and below : It’s time to fix. The mixed-age couples rule. #FixedMixedAgeRule

It’s time to restore fairness to the social security system.

The mixed-age couple rule leads to more hardship for older people, higher costs for the NHS, and a system that leaves some couples financially better off living apart.

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#UnhappyValentinesDay

Group of Independent Age staff holding placards outside UK Parliament. Raising awareness of the unfair mixed age couples rule.

Mixed-age couples on a low income are forced to rely on Universal Credit.

But, paid at a much lower rate and designed for people of working age, Universal Credit isn't intended to meet the needs of people in later life.

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#UnhappyValentinesDay #FixMixedAgeRule

Text reads: "60,000 mixed-age couples are losing up to £7,000 a year" inside a pink heart shape. Underneath is statistic is: #FixMixedAgeRule

The mixed-age couple rule is pushing older people into financial hardship as they miss out on thousands of pounds a year.

It doesn't have to be this way. #FixMixedAgeRule #UnhappyValentinesDay

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UK pensioners miss out on £7,000 a year due to 'controversial' DWP rule Households affected could be losing out on as much as £7,000 per year, a charity warns.

The mixed-age couples rule is unfair and must end.

Today we're taking our calls to Westminster. Love shouldn't come at a cost 💔

Read more:
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Over 60,000 Brits lose £7k a year in benefits for having younger partners THOUSANDS of hard-up pensioners are being “punished for falling in love” by a cruel benefit rule that leaves them up to £7,000 a year worse off. More than 60,000 low-income Brits are cu…

"We will be better off if we do not live together."

More than 60,000 low-income Brits are currently locked out of vital financial support because their partner is younger.

The unfair mixed-age rule must be changed.
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#UnhappyValentinesDay #FixMixedAgeRule

It's time to fix the mixed-age couples rule Since 2019, couples on a low income where one partner is over State Pension age and the other is younger cannot claim pension-age benefits like Pension Credit. The UK Government has the power to rever...

60,000 mixed-age couples on low incomrs are losing up to £7,000 a year because of an unfair rule meaning they can’t receive Pension Credit. This is wrong. Join me and @independentage.bsky.social by sending a postcard to your MP about this.
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Text reads: it's time to reverse the unfair rule on mixed-age couples. Join us on Wednesday 11 February, 1-3pm in Parliament Square Garden to show your support. A love heart sweet-style icon above this features text which reads: Fix the mix-aged couples rule.

We're standing up for the 60,000 couples missing out on vital financial support, will you?

Ask your MP to show up for mixed-age couples: valentines.independentage.postbug.app

Can't make it? Show your support with our hashtags: #UnhappyValentinesDay #FixMixedAgeRule

Two large circles in pink and blue feature red hearts inside to make then look like love heart sweets. Text inside the hearts reads: 'Roses are red, violets are blue. Mixed-age couples need you!'. Hashtags beneath the illustrations of sweets read: #UnhappyValentinesDay #FixMixedAgeRule

Since 2019, older people have been locked out of pension-age entitlements because their partner is younger.

Join us next week to call for an end to the unfair mixed-age couples rule.

Love shouldn't come at a cost 💔
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