Britain’s oldest surviving prisoner of war, 97, is living on charity handouts
September 20, 2015
Carers, Featured Article, health, Older care, Social care
In fear of eviction SIX MONTHS after his London council vowed to meet his care costs
- Robbie Clark, 97, has lived in his Burnt Oak, London, home for 50 years
- He spent all of his £50,000 life savings over two years on a live-in carer
- Brent Council apparently vowed to meet care costs following a petition
- But six months on, council has failed to honour its promise, it is claimed
- Now, Mr Clark, Britain’s oldest prisoner of war, is living in fear of eviction
By Sophie Jane Evans for MailOnline
A 97-year-old man thought to be Britain’s oldest surviving prisoner of war is living in fear of eviction six months after his council vowed to meet his care costs – and allegedly failed to keep its promise.
Robbie Clark, one of the few UK soldiers to have survived Hitler’s 1,000-mile death march, is also surviving on charity handouts at his north London home, where he has lived for the past 50 years.
In April, the former gunner in the Durham Light Infantry hit the headlines after it emerged that he had used up all of his £50,000 life savings in two years to help pay for a £960-a-week live-in carer.
