Hundreds of thousands of pensioners are still visiting their local Post Office to collect weekly payments, despite Government orders for the elderly and over 70s to stay at home.
Latest figures show the Government has written to just 27,000 retirees with guidance on alternative ways to collect their payments - meaning many could still be making weekly trips that could put them at risk of catching the life-threatening Covid-19.
Around 900,000 people currently use the Post Office Card Account (POca) system to access their pensions and benefits, the Department for Work and Pensions said.
These POca customers need to leave the house to access their payments via the Post Office. The DWP said it launched a new service on April 10 to help these