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20 May 2024

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Campaigns

From fair pensions to safe and sustainable care services and from accessible housing to universal pensioner benefits, we require bold and forward-looking action from the government.

Current Campaigns

Protecting the value of the Civil Service Pension which must be uprated with the cost of living
A basic State Pension linked to a triple lock mechanism i.e., the best increase in inflation, average earnings or 2.5%
Fairly uprated pensioner benefits and entitlements such as the winter fuel payment, travel concessions, free prescriptions to support those on fixed pension incomes during the cost-of-living crisis
Good access to Primary Healthcare, i.e.: GPs Dentists Opticians, backed by a sustainably funded and staffed NHS, free treatment based on clinical need
A decent quality, sustainably funded, free social care service operating in cooperation with the NHS. Recognition for paid and unpaid carers through professional development, fair pay and access to respite breaks and simplified carers benefits
Maintenance of a universal postal service and retention of a network of local Post Office and Banks to provide an alternative way of accessing services for those not online
Digital social tariffs from all providers for those who wish to use the internet

Frequently Asked Questions

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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 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