Campaign focus: are there enough staff to care?
Even if you have the money to pay for care, there is no guarantee that anyone will be there to
Let’s go the extra mile together
Our trusted partner, The Charity for Civil Servants’ are once again running their Mega Miles Challenge this year and they’re
CSPA celebrates International Women’s Day in Belfast
International Women’s Day in Belfast last week saw the unveiling of New Statues to two remarkable Belfast Women in the grounds
The legacy of the gender pay gap…
International Women’s Day seemed the perfect opportunity to share an excerpt of a recent speech given by Sally Tsourkaris, General
Exhibition: See and be seen
Age without limits are hosting and exhibition of their age-positive image library, that celebrates the diversity that exists across older
Budget 2024: 2% Cut in National Insurance…but tax on pensions will rise in April
The Chancellor delivered his Spring Budget today announcing that National Insurance contributions will reduce by a further 2% for those
Campaign Focus: National social care service
Many of us will require some level of care when we get older. Life expectancy has plateaued, and there are
Spring budget: tax cuts?
We, along with our fellow Later Life Ambitions partners, have been following with interest the stories and speculation surrounding the
Spring edition of The Pensioner out now
Read the highlights of the Spring edition of our quarterly members magazine “The Pensioner”.
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
House of commons digital exclusion debate
There will be a debate in the House of Commons on Wednesday 28 February at 4.30pm about how older people
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
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
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
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,
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
‘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
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
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’
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
Blue Monday – beat the blues
Today is apparently Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year. While it has been shown to be more
