Care is too important to be allowed to limp off the political agenda
Press Release calling for the Government to take care reform seriously, with a cross-party agreement on future improvements to care funding.
Could Government face legal challenge to its pension age plans?
Press Release ahead of Pensions Bill Second Reading calling on the Government to amend its timetable for state pension age increases and warning of possible legal challenges by women affected.
G&H may be accepted into the FAS
Press Release welcoming DWP consultation that aims to allow the G&H pension scheme to be accepted into the Financial Assistance Scheme, thus better protection scheme members who were rejected by the PPF.
Britain's Care Crisis is a catastrophe in the making
Press Release calling for proper protection of care home residents in the wake of upheavals and Southern Cross and better funding for long-term care.
Press Release welcoming return of inflation linked bonds
Press Release welcoming the reintroduction of National Savings & Investments’ 5-year inflation linked bonds, at last offering savers a safe way of protecting at least some of their savings against inflation.
Low interest rate policy damaging consumer confidence
Press Release explaining that policy of ultra-low interest rates in the face of high inflation is damaging UK Consumer confidence and therefore negatively impacts economic growth.
Budget Highlights
Press Release explaining the highlights of the latest Budget measures, with little comfort for savers and pensioners as they seem to be very low down the Chancellor’s priority list.
Budget proposes pension reforms
Press Release discussing the Chancellor’s Budget proposals to end contracting out and simplify the pension system.
Respite for savers? – Will NS&I inflation certificates return?
Ros welcomes indications in the Budget that National Savings and Investments will be allowed to reintroduce its very popular inflation-linked savings certificates – which were withdrawn from sale just as inflation started soaring.
Half a million women let down by the Lords
Press Release highlighting the passionate debate but lamenting the narrow defeat of amendments in the House of Lords that would have alleviated the plight of 500,000 women facing increases in state pension age of more than one year.