End Winter Deaths Scandal
Campaigners protested in freezing conditions outside Parliament today (19th Jan) against the huge numbers struggling and even dying from...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Jan 18
- 4 min
Minute’s Silence outside Parliament for Tens of Thousands Dying from Cold
Campaign groups will join together tomorrow (19th Jan) to protest at the scandalous number of people dying from cold related illnesses....
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National Pensioners Convention
- Dec 10, 2022
- 1 min
Warm This Winter Christmas Card
The NPC is encouraging you to send a Christmas Card to your MP asking for what you would like this holiday season. It could be a Decent...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Dec 8, 2022
- 1 min
Cold This Christmas
NPC
members will be taking the streets outside Parliament to protest over the shocking cost of food and fuel this winter and the...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Dec 7, 2022
- 3 min
Why are key Winter Deaths stats delayed again?
National Pensioners’ Convention members will protest outside Parliament on the coldest day this winter over the shocking cost of food and...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Dec 5, 2022
- 1 min
Heat or Eat
This winter, soaring energy bills mean that more than a third of the UK population – many millions of people – will struggle to afford to...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Nov 30, 2022
- 2 min
Demand to be Warm This Winter!
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
- Nov 29, 2022
- 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
- Nov 28, 2022
- 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 19, 2022
- 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 9, 2022
- 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 5, 2022
- 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
- Sep 27, 2022
- 3 min
Right to Buy
Before the leadership election was called, the Government under Boris Johnson, announced that it was considering whether to extend the...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Sep 13, 2022
- 8 min
£2,500 Energy Price Guarantee explained
Which? breaks down how the new scheme will affect your energy payments and what your new electricity and gas rates will be. New Prime...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Aug 1, 2022
- 4 min
letter response from Ofgem
In May/June the NPC wrote to Ofgem about energy prices and oil fired system. We have now received a response from Ofgem, The initial...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Jul 4, 2022
- 1 min
Issues with £150 Council Tax Rebate
Many people without bank accounts or those with bank accounts but who do not use direct debit payments have faced issues in getting the...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Jun 7, 2022
- 5 min
letters to Ofgem
The NPC has written to the Ofgem Chief Executive, Jonathan Brearley, about recent changes to the energy price cap and oil fired systems....
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National Pensioners Convention
- May 10, 2022
- 2 min
Queen's Speech - May 2022
NPC Verdict: Disappointing Queen’s Speech fails those in desperate need now Comment by Jan Shortt, General Secretary, National...
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National Pensioners Convention
- May 9, 2022
- 2 min
The Queen’s Speech - 10.05.22
Queen’s Speech must not fail our oldest & poorest as they struggle with this devastating cost of living crisis Comment by Jan Shortt,...
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National Pensioners Convention
- May 8, 2022
- 1 min
Renters Reform Coalition
Too many people live in insecure, unaffordable and unsafe homes. Successive governments have failed to reform the private rented sector...
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