MPs invited to hear why so many fear deadly winter fuel payment cuts
The NPC is bringing together major UK campaigners and charities to tell MPs why cutting universal winter fuel payments will be a death...
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NATIONAL PENSIONERS CONVENTION
The campaigning organisation for older people in the UK
PENSIONS & INCOME
National Pensioners Convention
Sep 231 min
How can I trace my old pensions?
It’s not always easy to keep track of your pensions, especially if you’ve been in more than one scheme or have changed employers...
128 views
National Pensioners Convention
Sep 151 min
Winter Fuel Payment campaigner pack
Age UK has created a Winter Fuel Payment campaigner pack. It has lots of great information including Why we’re campaigning What you can...
651 views
National Pensioners Convention
Sep 121 min
Pension Credit
With the vote to scrap the Winter Fuel Payment (10th September) for almost 10 million pensioners, it has never been more important to:...
536 views
National Pensioners Convention
Sep 115 min
NPC Statement on Parliament’s Vote to Cut Universal Winter Fuel Payments
The NPC pledges to continue pressing the government for measures to help older people afford their energy bills - despite Parliament’s...
669 views
National Pensioners Convention
Sep 51 min
Early Day Motion 115
Neil Duncan-Jordan MP for Poole has tabled an Early Day Motion on the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024. We would...
495 views
National Pensioners Convention
Aug 25 min
NPC General Secretary plea to Chancellor to halt ‘ill-advised’ Winter Fuel Payments means-test plan
The General Secretary of the National Pensioners’ Convention has written personally to Chancellor Rachel Reeves to reconsider her shock...
1,105 views
National Pensioners Convention
Jul 52 min
Urgent call for new government to deliver new strategy for UK’s ageing population
The National Pensioners’ Convention is calling on our newly elected government to urgently prioritise a strategy for the UK’s rapidly...
461 views
National Pensioners Convention
May 83 min
NPC backs important new initiative by Independent Age
The NPC commend Independent Age for their initiative on poverty in later life. As a campaigning organisation for older people, we know...
155 views
National Pensioners Convention
Mar 73 min
Spring Budget is more bad news for both today’s and tomorrow’s retirees
The National Pensioner’s Convention warns that the Spring Budget spells yet more disastrous news for today’s and more worryingly...
563 views
National Pensioners Convention
Feb 83 min
Raising retirement to 71 will condemn millions of next generation of older people to misery
Government policymakers must dismiss new proposals to raise the retirement age to 71 as a fix-all for the UK’s ageing population. The...
405 views
National Pensioners Convention
Jan 291 min
Pensions are for older people - not me
Whilst it is understandable why many people don't think about them, pensions affect everyone. As part of the NPC's 'Your Future Matters'...
399 views
National Pensioners Convention
Nov 22, 20234 min
Autumn Statement 2023
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement contained little or nothing for millions of older people still struggling to cope with the...
639 views
National Pensioners Convention
Oct 19, 20231 min
Honour the triple lock in full in April 2024
The NPC Is supporting the petition calling for the Triple Lock to be uprated in line with total wage growth and for it not to be tinkered...
441 views
National Pensioners Convention
Jun 12, 20231 min
Pension Credit Week of Action
This week is Pension Credit Week of Action, which is all about raising awareness of Pension Credit and encouraging people to check their...
234 views
National Pensioners Convention
May 4, 20232 min
68 is too late demo
This week the NPC went to Westminster with Unite and the Scottish Pensioners Forum to demand that the government rules out any further...
293 views
National Pensioners Convention
Apr 15, 20232 min
Demonstration: 68 is too late
The state pension age is already too high and the government must clearly rule out plans to raise the state pension age any further in...
346 views
National Pensioners Convention
Mar 30, 20232 min
NPC and Unite join forces to oppose pension age rises
The state pension age is already too high – it’s due to rise to 67 by 2028 and 68 by 2046. The government must rule out raising the state...
214 views
National Pensioners Convention
Mar 28, 20231 min
Pension Credit toolkit
Receiving Pension Credit can make a real and positive difference to the lives of older people in financial hardship, particularly during...
454 views
National Pensioners Convention
Mar 15, 20233 min
NPC Budget Comment – March 2023
Comment by Jan Shortt, General Secretary, National Pensioners’ Convention: “The Budget was hugely disappointing for millions of older...
671 views
National Pensioners Convention
Jan 30, 20231 min
68 is too late!
The State Pension Age is currently 66, with plans are already in place to increase this to 67 between 2026-2028, and to 68 between...
1,608 views
National Pensioners Convention
Dec 10, 20221 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...
263 views
National Pensioners Convention
Nov 21, 20222 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...
414 views
National Pensioners Convention
Nov 17, 20223 min
Pensions triple lock saved!
National Pensioners’ Convention members are celebrating winning their fight to reinstate the triple lock to guarantee state pensions rise...
353 views
National Pensioners Convention
Nov 15, 20223 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...
262 views
National Pensioners Convention
Nov 4, 20223 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...
542 views
National Pensioners Convention
Nov 2, 20222 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...
516 views
National Pensioners Convention
Oct 18, 20222 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...
465 views
National Pensioners Convention
Jul 14, 20223 min
Letter of complaint to the BBC
The NPC has written a letter of complaint to the BBC in regard to two BBC programmes aired on 22 June 2022 which we believe showed bias...
1,073 views
National Pensioners Convention
Jul 4, 20221 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...
333 views
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