Poor Pensioners and Families Hardest Hit ; Thousands of the Poorest Families and Pensioners in the Westcountry Face Being Hardest Hit by the Recession, the Conservatives Claimed Last Night.

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Thousands of the poorest families and pensioners in the Westcountry face being hardest hit by the recession, the Conservatives claimed last night.

In some parts of the region, up to one in five children are living in the poorest homes while on average one in nine older people are said to be vulnerable to the consequences of higher inflation and fuel prices.

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Poor Pensioners and Families Hardest Hit ; Thousands of the Poorest Families and Pensioners in the Westcountry Face Being Hardest Hit by the Recession, the Conservatives Claimed Last Night.

According to official Government figures, 54,000 children are living in low-income households in Devon and Cornwall below the G...

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