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Scotsman: Experimental Living On A State Pension

Rob Lewis

EMMA and Donald MacSween live in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis and were given £121.39 by Axa to live on after fixed costs. Their allowance lasted until day four, but they eventually spent £246.36 – an overspend of 103 per cent.

Read the full article at Scotsman.com

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