Concern for his grandchildren's generation motivated retired solicitor Howard Zetter to use his winter fuel allowance payment - and those of others - to do something positive for disadvantaged young people.

After retiring in April, the 65-year-old Edgware Masorti member set up the Fuel Our Youth charity to encourage over-60s who can manage without their government winter heating assistance to donate the cash.

"I don't really need the money and I thought: 'There must be many people out there in the same position.' Can this money be used for a better purpose? I was interested in the plight of young people. It snowballed from there."

He recruited the help of friends Tony Hames and Alan Kaufman to establish the fund, which supports the Prince's Trust and Kids Company. "Richard Branson has said he believes there is going to be a lost generation. That is what is really driving us."

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