Keep up to date with the news affecting our members in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Guest Article by Independent Age Over the course of the last year, we’ve worked to push the UK Government to give older people better support with their water bills. We
The TUC recently marked ‘Gender Pension Gap Day’ on 21 August. This was the date that an average retired woman would run out of pension income, if she was receiving
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Liz Kendall, has revived the Pensions Commission stating that, despite the Triple Lock and auto-enrolment, serious challenges remain as nearly half of working
The energy regulator Ofgem has announced that energy bills will be increasing yet again from 1 October as the Price Cap will rise by 2% to £1,775, meaning average monthly
On the 21 July, the Government announced that Ofwat is to be abolished and replaced with “a new, single, powerful regulator” to protect families from massive water bill hikes, and
‘Keep your hands off our pensions’ warning as rise of £478 predicted An inflation rate of 4% could leader to a £478 pension increase as many older people struggle with
The NPC is still concerned that the government’s proposed ‘concessions’ to soften their welfare cuts Bill will not be enough to protect the millions of disabled people and their carers
We were hopeful, when the Government announced the appointment of Baroness Casey to conduct a wide-ranging review of national Social Care provisions in England, that the Government were at long
We welcome the Chancellor`s announcement on 9 June that the Winter Fuel Payment will be re-instated to around 9 million pensioners earning below £35,000. This new threshold is 3 times
As reported by the BBC, Denmark is set to have the highest retirement age in Europe after its parliament adopted a law raising it to 70 by 2040. Since 2006,
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