Poverty, poverty knock?

Oh dear. Here we go again. "Two million pensioners living in poverty." Rubbish! Where is the definition? How many have no access to medical care? How many have no water? How many have no food? How many are living in rags? How many have no TV or washing machine?
When told this nonsense, how often is poverty clearly defined?
My son who worked for a medical charity in Malawi will happily define poverty for you!
Should pensioners get more? - Probably, yes. Is heating a problem for some? - Indubitably.
Do other Western nations do better for their old folk than we do? - Certainly.
But poverty????