Category: Campaigning

Keep up to date with the news affecting our members in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Campaigning

NPC concerned over welfare cuts Bill

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

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What’s to be done about social care

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

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Winter fuel u-turn

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

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LLA in the press: Winter Fuel Update

Keir Starmer issued ‘hell to pay’ warning if Labour doesn’t fix key policy Sir Keir Starmer will be blamed for a second ‘betrayal’ if he doesn’t get his act together,

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Parlimentary Update: Women & Equalities Committee

The Women and Equalities Committee has warned that the Government risks a ‘missed opportunity’ if there is no cross-departmental strategy to address the UK’s ageing population, following the Government’s response published

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