Campaigns
We have been campaigning and lobbying on behalf of pensioners in the UK for nearly 70 years. We don’t just work to protect the value of civil service and related pensions, we also partner with other organisations to fight for better social care, health care, transport provision and more.
Our current campaigns focus
Our campaigns change over time as we respond to the changing needs of pensioners and the pressures they face. We encourage members and groups to support these campaigns. This might mean signing a petition, or meeting or writing to your MP to secure their support.
TRANSPORT
WE ARE CALLING FOR
Investment in local bus and rail services, improved accessibility and assistance for older people on all new bus and railway stock and facilities.
PENSIONS
WE ARE CALLING FOR:
All political parties to make manifesto commitments to guarantee the State Pension triple lock for at least the duration of the next Parliament
HOUSING
WE ARE CALLING FOR
All new homes to meet the Lifetime Homes standard with a national strategy for more adaptable, accessible homes across all tenures.
COMMISSIONER FOR OLDER PEOPLE
WE ARE CALLING FOR
The UK Government to create an Older People and Ageing Commissioner for England and Scotland.
INCREASING TAX THRESHOLDS
WE ARE CALLING FOR:
The tax thresholds to be increase in line with inflation and stop the fiscal drag taking so muichof pensioner’s income.
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
WE ARE CALLING FOR:
Manifesto commitments, by all, to guarantee the State Pension triple lock for at least the duration of the next Parliament.
DIGITAL EXCLUSION
WE ARE CALLING FOR
Government to combat digital technology’s role in social exclusion and access to services.
WINTER FUEL ALLOWENCE
WE ARE CALLING FOR
We welcome the re-instatement of Winter Fuel Payment to around 9 million pensioners earning below £35,000.
Later Life Ambitions
Later Life Ambitions is the ongoing joint campaign that the Alliance are conducting with the National Association of Retired Police Officers (NARPO) and National Federation of Occupational Pensioners (NFOP)
Later Life Ambitions brings together the collective voices of over a quarter of a million pensioners.
Policy Positions
Following the General Election, the Alliance and our partners in Later Life Ambitions have reviewed our policy positions in a number of areas. These will form the basis of our ongoing campaign directed at those who can influence decisions affecting our members. LLA Policy Positions
Frequently Asked Questions
We are delighted you are interesting in promoting our campaign work. Visit the volunteers page for more information or contact us
No. We are a non-governmental, politically neutral campaigning and membership organisation. We lobby on behalf of those in receipt of the civil service pension and the rights of older people.
Our Partners
As well as working on campaigns in our own right, the CSPA forms partnerships with other organisations, some examples are:
Later Life Ambitions
Later Life Ambitions, or the LLA, is formed of three founding organisations, CSPA, NARPO and NFOP.
We all share the same goal of ensuring that the voices of those in later life are heard, in 2014 we joined forces to form Later Life Ambitions.
For the past decade we have campaigned for the rights of pensioners across the UK.
