The government says it will preserve the real value of the elderly's allowance by saying the pension increase will follow the rate of inflation.

However, this is not the case in reality at all: pensioners feel that their pension is worth less and less. No wonder: while pensions rose by just 2.8 per cent, food prices rose by an average of 8.4 per cent in May. In the consumer basket of pensioners, the proportion of food is higher than average, and they are also much more price sensitive. Thus, it is not difficult to see how much of a 19 per cent increase in the price of vegetables and fruits or a 21 per cent increase in the price of pork is causing problems. The government doesn't care about pensioners, and even in times of crisis, it's making promises to them. Every year, every month counts for pensioners, but this year they get nothing. There will be no pension supplement because of the government's poor pension-raising practices. There will be no pension premium due to poor economic performance – which is why LMP is demanding that the year-end pension premium be included in low economic growth and that the amount be incorporated into pensions.