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National Pensioners’ Convention members will be out in force at two major protests over the shocking cost of heating their homes this...
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National Pensioners Convention
- 5 days ago
- 1 min
Excess Winter Deaths - 08.12.22
The NPC Greater London Region will be holding a protest on Thursday 8th December, the day that the Office for National Statistice release...
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National Pensioners Convention
- 6 days ago
- 2 min
Warm This Winter - 03.12.22
Worried about the rocketing cost of heating your home this Winter? Make your voice heard and join the End Fuel Poverty Coalition’s Day...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Nov 27
- 1 min
The Rights of Older People in the UK
The COVID-19 pandemic and the current cost of living crisis have exacerbated existing inequalities, intensifying the socioeconomic,...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Nov 23
- 1 min
Save Our Services
Our services are disappearing and with Austerity 2.0 on the way, the rate at which they disappear will only gather pace, unless we act....
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National Pensioners Convention
- Nov 21
- 2 min
Post Office Card Accounts
From November 30 2022, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed it will no longer make payments to Post Office Card...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Nov 19
- 3 min
Warm This Winter
Following the Government’s disappointing response to the energy bills crisis gripping the country, the Warm This Winter campaign has...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Nov 18
- 1 min
Rainbow News - Winter 2022
The winter edition of Rainbow News, the newsletter by the NPC LGBT+ Working Party is out now. With great articles on: Rainbow Laces. The...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Nov 17
- 3 min
Pensions triple lock saved!
National Pensioners’ Convention members are celebrating winning their fight to reinstate the triple lock to guarantee state pensions rise...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Nov 16
- 1 min
Connections For All 2
The second edition of Digital Working Party's newsletter is out now. With great articles on Digital Poverty Assistive Tech The Digital...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Nov 15
- 3 min
Final plea to save Triple Lock
The National Pensioners’ Convention is making a last ditch call to the Government to save the pensions triple lock and protect millions...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Nov 9
- 2 min
The Scandal of Smart Meters
The Ofgem report today showing how easy it is for energy companies to switch their customers on smart meters to pre-payment meters is...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Nov 8
- 2 min
Broadband Social Tariffs
What is a broadband social tariff? Social tariffs are special discounted deals available for certain low-income customers. They're...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Nov 5
- 4 min
End Fuel Poverty Coalition
The overwhelming majority of the population believe the Government should do more to help people through the energy crisis, according to...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Nov 4
- 3 min
Write to your MP to Save the Triple Lock!
The National Pensioners’ Convention urges everyone who cares about our oldest and most vulnerable to write to their local MP to save the...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Nov 2
- 1 min
Campaign Bulletin 172
The latest edition of the Campaign Bulletin is out now. With the articles on: Older People's Commissioner Triple Lock Annual Convention...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Nov 2
- 2 min
Triple Lock - Write to your MP
As fears grow that the government will ditch its Manifesto promise to reinstate the Triple Lock the NPC is calling on all members and...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Oct 24
- 2 min
Royal Mail - Barcoded Stamps
Royal Mail is urging people to use up stamps that do not have a barcode by 31 January, when they will no longer be valid for postage. It...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Oct 23
- 2 min
Future of Pharmacy
The NPC is sharing with you a petition about the Future of Pharmacy. On the below link you can email your local MP and ask them to...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Oct 21
- 7 min
State of Care 2021/22
The Care Quality Commission report 'The State of Care 2021/22' looks at the trends, shares examples of good and outstanding care, and...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Oct 20
- 2 min
Older People’s Commissioner in England
Lord Foulkes has secured a meeting with Government Pensions’ Minister Baroness Stedman-Scott to discuss the National Pensioners’...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Oct 18
- 2 min
NPC urges Chancellor to keep triple lock
The National Pensioners’ Convention is urging Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to keep the triple lock rise on state pensions to save millions from...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Oct 14
- 1 min
Bereavement is everyone’s business
Bereavement is everyone’s business is a recent report by the UK Commission on Bereavement. It shows how bereavement impacts us all. From...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Oct 10
- 9 min
Road Map to Social Care
The NPC responded to the Fabian Society call for evidence on a Road Map to Social Care. You can download the response below. NPC evidence...
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