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A Saga poll of 8,896 over 50s indicates that support for Brexit is growing.

The latest poll shows that 41% would vote for the UK to remain a member of the European Union in June’s Referendum – up from 38.5% in March. Support for Brexit also nudged up by half a point to 45%. It appears that people are becoming more certain as those who are undecided fell from 17% to 14%.

Whilst there has been no change in the intention of male respondents, with 48% favouring Leave whilst those opting for Remain rose 2% to 42%; women have become less Eurosceptic - with 41% favouring Remain (up 4% on last month) and 41% supporting Brexit (up 1%).

Older voters are now starting to get off the Euro fence. The latest survey shows 10% of men (down 3% on last month), 18% of women (down 5%) said they had still to decide how to vote.

The highest support for the UK to remain is amongst socio-economic groups AB (48%) and the lowest is amongst those in groups C2 and DE (23%). Conversely the highest support for Brexit is amongst those in socio-economic group DE - at 60% and lowest amongst the ABs (40%).

Scotland is firmly pro-EU with 56% supporting Remain vs 30% favouring Leave and London (49% vs 40%). All other regions have a pro Brexit majority.

Saga’s director of communications Paul Green said:

“It appears that Britain’s older voters are starting to become firmer in their opinions with fewer undecided. Whilst support for both Brexit and Remain have increased – support for Remain has grown faster which has cut the Brexit lead from 6% to 4% amongst Britain older voters. So there is still all to play for in the countdown to the Referundum on 23^rd June.”

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Notes to editors:

EU voting intentions research carried out by Saga Populus Poll of 8,896 over 50s online between 18^th and 26th April 2016.

Propensity to vote research carried out by Populus Poll of 2,006, representative of all GB adults online between 11th and 13th September 2015. 93% of the over 50s plan to vote in the referendum, compared to 76% of those aged 18-49.

IN OUT Don’t Know Country

40% 46% 14% England

44% 47% 9% Wales

56% 30% 14% Scotland

45% 46% 9% Northern Ireland

IN OUT Don’t Know Socio-economic group

48% 40% 12% AB

38% 48% 14% C1

23% 59% 18% C2

23% 60% 17% DE

IN OUT Don’t Know Region

49% 40% 12% London

39% 47% 13% South East

38% 46% 15% South West

40% 46% 14% West Midlands

36% 50% 15% East Midlands

42% 44% 14% North West

36% 50% 14% North East

41% 45% 14% Yorkshire

38% 49% 13% East Anglia

IN OUT Don’t Know Age

43% 40% 17% 50s

43% 44% 13% 60s

39% 49% 13% 70s

40% 47% 13% 80s