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05/09/2008
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Millions missing out on pension benefits
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Pensioners contacted about benefits
The Press Association - The
Government is to contact 250000 older people as part of a
campaign to make sure they claim Pension Credit amid fears that more
than a million over ...
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Elderly people abused in hospitals and care homes
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -
9 hours ago
Elderly people are being "mistreated and abused" in
hospitals and care homes, according to a new report. By Chris Irvine Age
Concern criticises the lack of ..
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Western Morning News -
Plymouth,England,UK PENSIONERS' rights campaigners in the
Westcountry have backed a call to replace road signs which they say give
a "negative" image of elderly people. ...
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Children outnumbered by over-60s
BBC News - UK Help the Aged
said an older population would require social care reform and the
end of "arbitrary" retirement ages. ONS figures also revealed that the
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Pensioner fined for upside down disabled badge
Mansfield Chad -
Mansfield,England,UK AN 81-YEAR-OLD pensioner says common
sense has been turned on its head after he was fined for parking with
his disabled badge upside down
Shame on you Ashfield District
Council -
Pensioner benefits take-up call
BBC News - UK A new scheme
to improve the up-take of benefits among older people has been launched
by Age Concern Scotland. More than £4.5bn worth of benefits is ...
Card-playing pensioners landed with £250 health and safety bill
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -
1 hour ago A group of pensioners
have had to abandon their weekly game of cards after being charged £250
to cover the cost of health and safety. ...
Rising prices are forcing
pensioners into fuel poverty’
The Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK The National Pensioners Convention (NPC) said the rising
cost of living - highlighted by the recent 35% increase in bills by
British Gas, owned by energy
Pensioners 'see higher cost rise'
BBC News - UK The cost of
living for pensioners has outstripped inflation over the past 10
years, a study suggests. Pensioners have seen the cost of the
goods and ...
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Browns Tax
Grab on pensions robs us of £20,000 EACH.
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Calls to end
pensioner poverty
The Press Association -
The
Government has been urged to end pensioner poverty on the
centenary of the introduction of the state pension. Pensioner
groups called on the Government ... SEE
www.pension100.co.uk
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Rising prices are forcing
pensioners into fuel poverty’
The Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK The National Pensioners Convention (NPC) said the rising
cost of living - highlighted by the recent 35% increase in bills by
British Gas, owned by energy
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Pensioners 'see higher cost rise'
BBC News - UK The cost of
living for pensioners has outstripped inflation over the past 10
years, a study suggests. Pensioners have seen the cost of the
goods and ...
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Plight of the OAPs who banked on a home sale windfall
Daily Mail - UK Neil
Duncan- Jordan, national officer from the National Pensioners'
Convention, said: 'Pensioners are clearly the victims of the
current crisis. ...
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Pensioners launch new care campaign
By Seniors Network(Seniors
Network) Britain's biggest pensioner organisation, the
National Pensioners Convention (NPC) has launched a new campaign
entitled Care Free, to coincide with the government's six month's
consultation on the future of care and support services. .
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Woman stole thousands to pay for grandmother's Alzheimer drug, court
told
03/07/2008 04:26PM BST
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By Kate Devlin, Medical Correspondent
Woman stole thousands to pay for
grandmother's Alzheimer drug, court told. Fiona Bartlett, 41, stole the
cash from her employer so she could buy the drug
Aricept, which can slow
down the progress of the disease. Using false identities she authorised
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Anti-dementia drug 'delays need for care home'
06/10/2003 00:01AM BST
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By Celia Hall, Medical Editor
Anti-dementia drug 'delays need for care
home'. New research has shown that giving people with Alzheimer's
disease an anti-dementia drug can stave off the move into a nursing home
for 18 months. Prescribing the drug donepezil (Aricept)
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Tax cut for Glasgow veterans
Scotsman - United KingdomPensioners
in Glasgow who are former services personnel will pay less for local
services in the move by the city council. Bob Winter, the lord provost,
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Harman's equality plans welcomed
guardian.co.uk - UK Pat
Healy, vice president of the National Pensioners Convention,
said: "Having equality on paper is a major step towards tackling age
discrimination in ...
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Age and sex discrimination tackled
ITV.com - UK The Government
will outline an Equalities Bill aimed at improving the rights of pensioners to access services and women in the workplace.
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GREEN
HOME = BETTER ALTERNATIVE THAN NURSING HOME
By Lauren Ellerman Susan
Feeney, a spokesperson for the American Health Care Association,
which represents thousands of for-profit and not-for-profit nursing homes,
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The end of the benefit girocheque
BBC News - UK Dot Gibson,
Vice President of the National Pensioners Convention and herself
one of the 150000, is forthright. "Some people don't want a bank
account. ...
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Marks: I’ll ease fuel price blow for our elderly
Daily Post - Llandudno Junction,UK
Wales’s new Older People’s Commissioner said she will work
closely with the region’s six local authorities to ensure OAPs claim
every grant ...
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Group backs call for pension rise
Keighley News - Keighley,UK
By Keighley News reporter A dozen pensioners from Keighley attended the annual meeting
of the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) earlier this
month. ...
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How to protect your savings from inflation
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom Inflation can be particularly damaging for
pensioners, who
generally have fixed incomes. And pensioners have been hit
especially hard by the price rises, ...
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Food and fuel bills 'force workers to delay retirement'
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom By Yvette Essen, Pensions Correspondent Rising food, gas, electricity
and petrol bills are forcing pensioners to put off their
retirement or consider going ...
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Time to really help the aged
Sunday People - UKEight
Hundred pensioners per day join the ranks of the poor - that's a
shocking headline which should shame all of us. And that's not 800 a
year, ...
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Rich Britons retiring abroad are 'cheating' UK taxpayer of millions
guardian.co.uk - UK Under new pension rules, which took effect in April 2006, wealthy
pensioners are able to transfer their retirement pot overseas and
after five years they
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Computer help at hand for
pensioners
Comet 24 - Welwyn Garden
City,England,UKThis week Derrick Robson, a pensioner
himself who worked in the computer industry for 40 years, volunteered to
help other pensioners with their computer ...
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Pensioner
poverty rises due to council tax hikes and soaring cost ...
This is London - London,England,UK A Labour minister has blamed council tax rises for an unexpected
increase in the number of pensioners living in poverty. Pensions
Minister Mike O'Brien ...
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Brown blamed as pensioner poverty rises for first time in 10 years
Gulf Times, Qatar - The
prime minister suffered a fresh blow yesterday after figures showed
pensioner poverty had risen for the first time in 10 years - and he was
to ..
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This week is Carers Week - a celebration of the
contribution made by carers. Visit the Carers Week website to find out
what's going on where you ......
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Scottish
Seniors Alliance Meet Minister Shona Robison MSP
The ‘Scottish Seniors Alliance’ (SSA) a fresh new Seniors organisation
deeply concerned about the urgent needs of Senior Citizens
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Diabetes
Week, taking place from 8 – 14 June 2008,
Diabetes UK aims to raise
awareness of the seriousness of diabetes by organising a variety of
fundraising, awareness and campaigning activates across the country.
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Computer help at hand for
pensioners
Comet 24 - Welwyn Garden
City,England,UKThis week Derrick Robson, a pensioner
himself who worked in the computer industry for 40 years, volunteered to
help other pensioners with their computer ...
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Pensioner
poverty rises due to council tax hikes and soaring cost ...
This is London - London,England,UK A Labour minister has blamed council tax rises for an unexpected
increase in the number of pensioners living in poverty. Pensions
Minister Mike O'Brien ...
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Brown blamed as pensioner poverty rises for first time in 10 years
Gulf Times, Qatar - The
prime minister suffered a fresh blow yesterday after figures showed
pensioner poverty had risen for the first time in 10 years - and he was
to ..
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Blackpool 2008
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This week is Carers Week - a celebration of the
contribution made by carers. Visit the Carers Week website to find out
what's going on where you ......
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Pensioners lobby on poverty
Warrington Guardian - England, UK A banner from the group was proudly attached to the front of the upper
circle in the venue showing their support for the national Pensioners
Convention that ...
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Equality Bill must prohibit ageism
Scotsman - United Kingdom AS T&G Retired Members Association Vice President and Chairman of the
National Pensioners' Convention (NPC) Scotland, I reported at a
recent Executive ...
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Gas bills to soar by another 40pc
guardian.co.uk - UK New
highs in food and energy bills have been a particularly heavy burden for
pensioners in recent months, with eight out of 10 admitting that
they have ...
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Scottish
Seniors Alliance Meet Minister Shona Robison MSP
The ‘Scottish Seniors Alliance’ (SSA) a fresh new Seniors organisation
deeply concerned about the urgent needs of Senior Citizens
Richard Elloway becomes first pensioner to travel free from
Land's ...
Times Online - UK
A determined pensioner called Richard Elloway, 61, has become the
first person to travel free from Land’s End to John o’ Groats on local
buses – a record ...
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War Of The Wardens
Glasgow Sunday Mail - UK A ROYAL Navy veteran is leading hundreds of
pensioners in a
battle to save the wardens in their sheltered housing complex.
Duncan Marshall, 85, is taking ...
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Claim your cash, OAPs urged
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press -
Norwich,England,UK
Last year the charity helped local older people to claim more than
£1m. The campaign will focus on different benefits every two months starting
with Council ... -
Pensioners stage 25p protest
By Seniors Network(Seniors Network) Britain's biggest
pensioner organisation is today calling on all older people aged 80 and over to send the 25p weekly age
addition they receive, back to the Chancellor, in protest at the government's continued failure to substantially
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War Of The Wardens
Glasgow Sunday Mail - UK A ROYAL Navy veteran is leading hundreds of
pensioners in a
battle to save the wardens in their sheltered housing complex.
Duncan Marshall, 85, is taking ... -
How the cost of living soared overnight
MSN Money UK - London,UK Joe
Harris from the National Pensioners Convention said: "Council tax of
£26.42 a week is around 30% of the £87.30 weekly basic state pension and
this ... -
Pensioners are 'political pawns
Rochdale Observer - UK This
week, they were stunned when they were visited by two councillors, each
promising to grant the pensioners a reprieve. ... -
Bevin Boy' Savile collects honour
The Press Association - Awards of the lapel
badge this month coincide with the 60th anniversary of the
demobilisation of the last Bevin Boys. Sir Jimmy said afterwards:
"During the ... -
Honouring the Bevin Boys
ic Wales
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Bevin Boys: 'Most of us
couldn't wait to get out'
Telegraph.co.uk
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Bevin Boys get badge
from Gordon Brown Daily Record
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Fakenham and Wells Times -
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BBC News
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O.A.Pleas
for the elderly THE SUN has been asked to help more than a
million pensioners who are missing out on £2.5BILLION in benefits.
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OAPs’ forum is 'under threat'
York Press - York,UKA VITAL
voice for older people in York could be silenced if the city council
fails to provide more money. The Older People's Assembly has been
running for ...
Over-55s 'causing holiday havoc'
BBC News - UK In addition,
nearly two in three admitted not taking out travel insurance on their
last trip overseas, and more than half of older holidaymakers drink more
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Fitness pensioner fights job axe
The Sun - London,UK PLUCKY
pensioner Celia Powis is fighting mad with her local council after they
axed her as a fitness instructor – for being too OLD. ... -
1.8 million of UK pensioners living in poverty
Finance Markets, UK - by Kay
Murchie Approximately 1.8 million of UK’s 11 million pensioners are living
in poverty, the majority of them women. The UK’s basic state pension of
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Who'd be a pensioner in Britain today?
This is Money, UK - Mar
5, 2008 Retirement is supposed to be about spending more time with
friends and family, long holidays in the sun and enjoying a well-earned
rest. But for mill ion -
Greedy energy firms told: Cut OAPs' bills or face a new tax
Mirror.co.uk, UK - 2
hours ago By Jake Morris 3/03/2008 Energy firms who made whopping
profits as gas and electricity bills soared have been ordered to hand back
money to the poor. ... -
IFAonline.co.uk - Pension schemes in greatest volatility since ...The
Aon200 Index, which tracks the surplus or deficit in the 200 largest
UK privately-sponsored pension schemes, fell from a £2bn deficit at the end
of ...
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Land army pensioner wears same shoes for 70 years
Daily Mail - UK Kathleen, 87,
was in the Land Army during the Second World War, and was issued with the
shoes as part of her uniform. The shoes saw her through three years ... -
Council tax increases kept 'low'
BBC News, UK - 18 hours
ago Council tax bills in England are set to go up by an average of
3.9% - the lowest rise for 14 years, says the public accountancy institute,
Cipfa. ... -
88% of silver surfers chat
regularly with friends and family over the internet
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Formal award for WWII Land Girls
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the
National Pensioners Convention (NPC) - has today called on the government
to use the growing surplus in the National Insurance (NI) Fund to increase
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OUTRAGE as the cost of long-term care for the elderly
is set to double research reveals
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FURY AT £1200-A-MINUTE GAS PROFIT
UK Express, UK - By Jason
Groves BRITISH Gas is making £1200-a-minute in profits after landing
customers with crippling bill rises. The Sunday Express can reveal the
energy .. -
Grey power is on the march John
Flunder, who is a very young 78, has decided to stand as the Senior
Candidate for Mayor of London. John is extremely active, and "Proud to be a
Senior...
- the
National Pensioners Convention (NPC) - has today called on the government
to use the growing surplus in the National Insurance (NI) Fund to increase .............
- OUTRAGE as the cost of long-term care for the elderly
is set to double research reveals
- FURY AT £1200-A-MINUTE GAS PROFIT
UK Express, UK - By Jason
Groves BRITISH Gas is making £1200-a-minute in profits after landing
customers with crippling bill rises. The Sunday Express can reveal the
energy .. - Grey power is on the march John
Flunder, who is a very young 78, has decided to stand as the Senior
Candidate for Mayor of London. John is extremely active, and "Proud to be a
Senior...
- Protection from soaring energy bills
MSN Money UK, Energy suppliers are set to post record profits as consumers' bills mount up, yet the regulator insists the UK energy market is working fine. ... - News in brief – Europe February 2008
Ethical Corporation Magazine, Feb 16, 2008 Nuclear power firms are rubbing their hands after the UK government’s enterprise secretary, John Hutton, gave the go-ahead for a new generation of private - Pensioners need advice on law change PENSIONERS are being advised to seek benefits advice before a change in the law in April. Age Concern Northamptonshire has warned those claiming benefits
BBC TV Road safety groups want medical checks and compulsory re-testing for drivers over the age of 70.- Elderly set to air concerns
ic Solihull.co.uk - Solihull,UK It is the first year the National Pensioners Convention has held regional parliaments and people are encouraged to go along and air their views at the....
- Personal care costs 'not known' Scotland's flagship policy of free personal care for the elderly was launched without full information on costings, a watchdog report has found.
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A LARK IN THE PARK FOR PENSIONERSUK Express - UK As the
country’s first pensioner park, it has six pieces of equipment to
provide gentle exercise to hips, legs and torso. Housing association bosses
paid ...
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Britain's biggest pensioner organisation - the
National Pensioners Convention (NPC) - launch a new 12-month campaign to mark
a century of the state pension
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Take your partners!
ic Wales - United Kingdom
One
pensioner has even come out of retirement to tap into the trend.
Cynthia Merrett, 76, had hung up her dancing shoes quite a few years back.
...(Ballroom dancing is back in fashion - will this
kill Rock & Roll?)
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Pensioners meetings
By mellorredfern(mellorredfern)
Solihull
Pensioners Convention will celebrate the Centenary with West
Midlands Pensioners in Birmingham in March and at National
Pensioners Parliament in June when SPC members will travel to Blackpool
for 3 days, financed by Awards for ...
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Costa Brits cash in on winter fuel bonuses
This is Money, UK -
Jan
9, 2008 Fifty thousand elderly Britons living overseas are raking in
millions of pounds in winter fuel payments. The road to riches is easy with
This is Money. ...
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5m 'gold' pensions in public sector The worrying trend has raised fears
of a 'two-tier' pensions system, with taxpayers footing the bill for
generous public sector terms.
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Moderate drinking OK for seniors
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia -
Jan 2, 2008
FOR those of mature years who have raised a few glasses over
the festive period, here is a welcome tonic. It seems that regular moderate
drinking is ... (Hic)
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One million
pensioners eating less to pay heating bills
Daily Mail - UK
Most
pensioners are also entitled to claim winter fuel payments. Those under
79 get between £100 and £200, depending on their circumstances, while those
80 ...
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Britons have worst state pension in EU
Daily Mail - UK
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Pensioners meetings
By mellorredfern(mellorredfern)
Solihull Pensioners Convention will celebrate the Centenary with West
Midlands Pensioners in Birmingham in March and at National
Pensioners Parliament in June when SPC members will travel to Blackpool
for 3 days, financed by Awards for ...
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Costa Brits cash in on winter fuel bonuses
This is Money, UK - Jan
9, 2008 Fifty thousand elderly Britons living overseas are raking in
millions of pounds in winter fuel payments. The road to riches is easy with
This is Money. ...
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5m 'gold' pensions in public sector The worrying trend has raised fears
of a 'two-tier' pensions system, with taxpayers footing the bill for
generous public sector terms.
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Moderate drinking OK for seniors
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia -
Jan 2, 2008
FOR those of mature years who have raised a few glasses over
the festive period, here is a welcome tonic. It seems that regular moderate
drinking is ... (Hic)
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One million pensioners eating less to pay heating bills
Daily Mail - UK Most
pensioners are also entitled to claim winter fuel payments. Those under
79 get between £100 and £200, depending on their circumstances, while those
80 ...
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Britons have worst state pension in EU
Daily Mail - UK
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Fears raised over final salary pension scheme closures
Guardian Unlimited - UK
The number of workers with access to a final salary pension scheme
looks set to fall in the next five years, research by the National
Association of Pension ...
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5m 'gold' pensions in public sector The worrying trend has raised fears
of a 'two-tier' pensions system, with taxpayers footing the bill for
generous public sector terms.
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Moderate drinking OK for seniors
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia -
Jan 2, 2008
FOR those of mature years who have raised a few glasses over
the festive period, here is a welcome tonic. It seems that regular moderate
drinking is ... (Hic)
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Steelworkers welcome pension deal
BBC News - UK Former steel
workers who lost most of their pensions when their employers went
bust have welcomed the expected announcement of a compensation deal. ...
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Why the pensioners of 1950 were better off than today's
Daily Mail, UK - They
show the basic state pension is currently just 15.9 per cent of the average
wage, compared to 18.4 per cent 57 years ago. In 1980, when Mrs Thatcher
...
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LABOUR’S SHAME AS THEY GIVE PENSIONERS OVER 80 A RISE OF JUST
A PENNY
UK Express, UK - By
Alison Little Deputy Political Editor Pensioners are worse off compared with
the rest of the country than they were in 1950, it emerged yesterday. ...
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Older People Up To £50000 Out Of Pocket, UK
Medical News Today (press release) -
UK
These benefits currently sit in the Government's pot of £4.5 billion
unclaimed benefits for older people, but 1 in 3 pensioners are not
aware of who to turn ...
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Bridie wins Pensioner of the Year 2007
Derry Journal -
By Staff reporter Age Concern Derry hosted its annual Pensioner of
the Year awards recently at a gala presentation evening in Malvern House,
Chapel Road, ...
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One million pensioners eating less to pay heating bills
Daily Mail - UK Most
pensioners are also entitled to claim winter fuel payments. Those under
79 get between £100 and £200, depending on their circumstances, while those
80 ...
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Britons have worst state pension in EU
Daily Mail - UK
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Top Stories Britain is flexi working Mirror.co.uk - London,UK The National Pensioners Convention said: "The Government has lost the trust of pensioners and there is not much in the Queen's Speech that will help to win
Protest over Post Office closures 24dash - Hereford,UK The Communication Workers Union and National Pensioners Convention have organised the event outside the Trafalgar Square branch as part of a campaign ...
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Beer-buying pensioner asked for proof of age
The Local - Sweden
Sprightly pensioner Per-Eric Henricsson walked out of his local supermarket in disgust after a cashier demanded to see proof that he was over 18. ... (I would take that as a complement!)
End to free day care for elderly
Journal Live - Newcastle upon Tyne,UK
Bob Pinkerton of Gateshead, regional secretary of the National Pensioners' Convention, said: "This is ridiculous and I am very unhappy about it. ...
Changes to NHS continuing healthcare and funded nursing care
Fury of the pensioners sidestepped by Brown
Daily Mail - UK
Gordon Brown was accused yesterday of running away from pensioners protesting at being robbed of their life savings when retirement schemes collapsed. ...
Anti-ageism law hits course fees
BBC News - UK
A Welsh learner claims he and other pensioners are being treated unfairly under new age discrimination laws which have doubled their course fees. ...
Pensioners strip to expose 'Labour spin'
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
By Russell Hotten Industry Editor Campaigners for thousands of pensioners who lost millions of pounds when their occupational schemes collapsed took their ...
Power of attorney rules revamp From October, the Enduring Power of Attorney will be banished forever in England
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