Rich Retirees Should Pay Back State Benefits, U.K. Ministers Say
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Wealthy retirees in the U.K. should repay the benefits they get from the state or give them to charity, two cabinet ministers said.
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said the benefits, which include a winter fuel allowance, subsidized bus travel and free TV licenses, would not be cut and urged those who didn’t need them to return them. Minister without portfolio and former Chancellor of the Exchequer Ken Clarke said they should give the money to charity.