Civil Service Pensions to rise by 6.7% from 8 April
The Government has now confirmed that Civil Service pensions will rise by 6.7% from 8 April 2024. The pension increase is in line with the annual increase in the Consumer […]
House of commons digital exclusion debate
There will be a debate in the House of Commons on Wednesday 28 February at 4.30pm about how older people are being locked out of services because they have gone […]
Do you care for a family member?
Lots of us will care for someone at some point in our lives, however many don’t seem themselves as a carers and could be missing out on receiving extra money. […]
How you can make a difference
While we don’t know when it will happen (the best bet is in the Autumn) we do know that 2024 will be an election year. Whether that will result in […]
Have you visited our document library?
It might not be as grand as the photo above but we have put all our useful documents together in one place – the document library Visit the library It […]
How much income do we need to live on?
Members may remember the article in the Pensioner last Spring and have seen the recent news about different standards of living for retired people. Updated figures show an increase in […]
No place for older renters
The housing crisis isn’t just impacting those trying to take their first step onto the housing ladder, it’s also a challenge for the older generation, especially those on a low […]
PLYMOUTH AND DISTRICT GROUP – AGM
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE PLYMOUTH AND DISTRICT GROUP WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE RAFFLES CLUB ON TUESDAY 12TH MARCH 2024 AT 11:15 PLEASE FORWARD ALL ITEMS FOR THE […]
Greater Manchester Group – Feb 2024
OUR NEXT GROUP MEETING WILL BE HELD 13 MARCH 2024– see below for dates of other meetings. This meeting will be the group AGM. Welcome to the New Year newsletter. […]
Crawley & District Group – Spring 2024
GROUP OFFICERS: PRESIDENT: Mike Card CHAIR: Brian Sturtevant VICE CHAIR: Derek Williams SECRETARY: Sylvia Sturtevant TREASURER: Vacant SOCIAL SECRETARY: Brian Barton EDITOR: Ralph Groves Dear Colleague, WELCOME TO THE SPRING […]