The thread topic is designed to spark argument, and the link to AgeUK.org sets off alarm bells for me. The writing is not in a professional, journalist style, it inflames readers. So I went looking for information about this group.

In 2016 Age UK came under fire for recommending an energy tariff through a partnership with E.On. Sun claimed Age UK’s Enterprises division was overcharging customers signing up to a E.ON/Age Concern gas and electricity tariff marketed to older customers.[18]It emerged that Age UK had made millions by providing insurance and funeral services to older people via Age UK Enterprises Ltd.[19] In 2019 it was claimed that Age UK was sending users through its commercial arm (Age Co) to an equity release advice service provided by Hub Financial, a company wholly owned by Just Group. While customers were told that Hub compared deals from a panel of five providers, its advice process was structured so that in most cases a customer would be offered a deal by just one panel member, namely Just.[20]

There is a degree of self-dealing in their operation that sounds awfully manipulative. Is there a reasonable journalistic source for this topic of discussion?