Will massive costs mean state pension is scrapped?

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The Department for Work and Pensions has revealed that the cost of providing benefits to pensioners is currently a staggering £90 billion. However, the truly alarming figure it released yesterday was that in 50 years time that bill is going to quadruple - to £419 billion.

And this could spell the end of state pensions as we know them.
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