PUBLICATIONS
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The NPC produces a wide range of publications on various
issues which can be ordered via post to the NPC office or email via Web Site
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Some can also be "downloaded" in MS Word
format by clicking on the document title - these are indicated by the
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The NPC DVD "Rights not Charity" is
available from the NPC -
it is priced at £3.00 plus post & packing
Our most recent publications are as follows:
"Wise up on Pensions" - Guide for working age women by Womens Working party from NPC
Response to the Turner Commission - Pensions - DOC format
Response
to the Turner Commission - Pensions - PDF format
Booklets & Pamphlets
Diversity
and Inclusion - The Pensioners Cause. A report of the
first national conference for black and ethnic minority elders. Free on
request.
Wise-up
on pensions. An easy to understand NPC guide to the
Pension Credit for Beginners - An
easy to understand guide to the Pension Credit, who qualifies and how much
they can claim. Price 50p. or Download in PDF Format Free.
Building
the Pensioners' Movement - A NPC Handbook explaining how to set up and
run a local pensioners' group. Price free. Download in
PDF format - Free
Exploding the Myths - by Joe Harris
- Download in PDF - Free
The truth behind the state pension debate. Price #1 Click for Order Form
Ticket To Ride - by Bob Sears - Transport Advisor
for the NPC. The Transport Act 2000 and the case for FREE
Nationwide Bus Travel Price #1.
Click for Order Form
Pension
Credit - by Tony Lynes. The government's new proposal for pensioners
explained and analysed. April 2001. Price #1.
Long
Term Care and the NHS - by Prof Peter Millard. The case for a coherent,
equitable and just long-term care policy. February 2001. Price #1.
Backing
the Basic - by Tony Lynes. The NPC's submission to the Social
Security Select Committee inquiry into pensioner poverty. September 2000.
Price #1.
Spotlight
on Women's Pensions - by Zelda Curtis. How the pension system fails
women. October 2000. Price #1.
The
Unwanted Generation - by Tony Lynes. The NPC's response to the
1998 Green Paper on Pensions. 1999. Price #1.
Pensions
- Who Pays? - by Joe Harris. A popular guide to the pension system.
1999. Price #1. Out of Print
Pensions
not Poor Relief - by Tony Lynes and Joe Harris. The NPC's
contribution to the Pensions Review. 1998. Price #1.
Newspapers
The NPC produces a regular newspaper called The Message. Single
copies are available free on request, bulk orders are charged postage.
Campaign Articles etc
All are available in MS Word doc format. If you find that
this format is unsuitable for you please let us know.
(ALL Can be Downloaded - Please note that with some browsers a Pop Up
window may appear asking for User Name and Password - Just click on cancel
and your document will upload!)
The degree
of poverty amongst today's pensioners and how government could eliminate it
- by Rodney Bickerstaffe, President, National Pensioners
Convention.
Older
people who cares? Health
Care Campaign the provision of health care services for
older people is now a major area of concern. The information contained in
this briefing shows both the range and complexity of the issues involved -
and why there is a need for a high profile campaign to address some of the
problems older people face.
Download Green
Paper Submission
by the NPC - March 2003
Download
Biennial Delegate Conference 2003 Information
NPC Council Tax Petition MSWord version
Adobe
Acrobat PDF version
Briefings
Briefing papers are produced regularly on a range of topics. Those
briefings currently available include:
(All are available to Download- Please note that with some browsers a
Pop Up window may appear asking for Authentication Information -
User Name and Password etc - Just click on cancel and your document will
upload!)
Pension and Benefit Rates April
2006 - 2007
No 36:
Nationwide Free Travel Campaign Update
No
35:Direct Payment of
the state pension -
Updated march 2006
No34 -
The Facts about National Insurance
No33 - Free Bus Travel
- Updated
No32 - Facts & Figures
No 29:Updated see 35
No 28:
Budget Statement 2003
No 27:
Facts &
Figures
No 26: National
Service Framework for Older People
No 25:
Budget 2002
No 24:
The Pension Credit
No 23:
Pre-Budget Statement November 2001
No 22:
Concessionary Bus Travel
No 21:
Health Care and Older People
No 20: Implications of
Human Rights Act
No 19:
The Pension Credit
No 18:
The Future for Pensions
No 17: The
Future of Care
No 16:
Older Refugees.
No 15:
Widows SERPS Payments
No 14:
A response to Jeff Rooker
No 13:
Budget 2000
No 12:
Endangered Species - the Sub Post Office
No 11:
Government Proposals on Transport
Briefing Summaries etc
The role of the state in pension provision Report of the
conference 17 October 2002
NPC Newsletter - March 2002
-Text Version
Briefing Summary on the Queens Speech 20 June
2001
NPC
Newsletter December 2001
NPC
submission to Health Committee's inquiry into Delayed Discharges
The House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee has launched an inquiry into the future of saving for retirement. The NPC has submitted written evidence to the inquiry which can be downloaded here.
The National Pensioners Convention is happy to provide speakers
for meetings of pensioner organisations, political parties, trade
union branches and other interested groups. Talks can address a range of
issues including pensions, health, long-term care and
transport. Simply
download and complete the request form and we will do our best to find a
speaker.
Recommended Publications
Mature
Times - This monthly newspaper regularly features the NPC and its
campaigns and is available free from public libraries and some
supermarkets. http://www.maturetimes.co.uk
YOURS is the only magazine that
regularly supports the National Pensioners Convention in its campaigns and
activities. Every month the YOURS Pensioners' Charter covers important
issues - from the restoration of the pensions link with earnings to
the ending of age discrimination in the NHS. With 1.3 million readers - and
growing - YOURS is the magazine for pensioners. You can pick up a copy from
your local newsagent.