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<p>This Government is committed to take action that helps to alleviate levels of pensioner
poverty, including those who are receiving payments from Financial Assistance Scheme.
This includes measures such as:</p><p> </p><ul><li>the triple lock - that increased
the basic and new state pension by 10.1% in financial year 2023/24</li><li>Pension
Credit– which was also increased by 10.1% in financial year 2023/24</li><li>a £300
payment – which has been made to pensioner households as a top up to their Winter
Fuel Payment both this winter, and in the winter of 2022/23.</li></ul>
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