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More or Less: Behind the Stats

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The Cost of Renaming a Street

Pensioner poverty rate has nudged up a bit over the past eight years. Just 15% of pensioners are living in poverty, that's still 1.7 million people. Haringay Council decided to rename one of their streets because it had 'racist connotations' It cost 186,000 pounds - is that right? And if so, what exactly is so expensive about changing a street name? Josephine Casselly answers your questions at bbc.co.uk.

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