From children to pensioners, Britons of all ages will struggle over the next five year Source - Daily Telegraph 14/09/24 Link Tax rises are a “dead cert” in next month’s Budget and those with the broadest shoulders are due to bear the brunt, it has been warned. However, forecasts show people of all ages are poised to struggle over the next five years of a Labour government. A surge in poverty numbers and stagnating wage growth are on the cards – along with expected tax rises to plug the “£22bn black hole” in public finances. It comes after pensioners were dealt a blow this week, when Labour voted to strip 10 million of them from the winter fuel allowance worth up to £300. Child poverty on the rise Projections now show 1.5 million people, including 400,000 children, will fall into poverty over the next five years. The Resolution Foundation think tank forecasts 23pc of the population will be in poverty – the highest rate since 2000-01 – if the Government does not address slow income grow