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 Prices Index (CPI)
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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. …
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…
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,…
Your step by step guide to making a difference in this election year….
Nationally, we are all gearing up for a General Election in 2024. We don’t know when it will take place, May and October have been…
State Pension Age will need to go to 71!
Headlines on Monday 5th February jumped on a report from the International Longevity Centre (ILC) The UK and other ageing populations will have to increase…
‘Stealth tax’ will hit 900,000 pensioners from April
The Daily Telegraph reported this week that an additional 900,000 pensioners will start paying tax on part of their State Pension for the first time…
The most widespread form of discrimination
Research from Independent Age has found that a third of the population hold ageist beliefs. Ageism is so widespread, that for many it has become…
Stop the snooping…
As we discussed in this update before Christmas there is a worrying clause in the new ‘Data Protection and Digital Information Bill’ which would give the Department…
A decade of campaigning for your rights…
This year will mark the first decade of our work with NARPO and the NFOP under the banner of Later Life Ambitions (LLA) – time…
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