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SIGN OUR PETITION AGAINST THE CUT TO THE WINTER FUEL ALLOWANCE

ImageWe the undersigned recognise the serious problem of fuel poverty in this country amongst older people faced with rising energy bills, believe that the excess winter death rate amongst pensioners is a national scandal and call on the government to reverse its callous decision to cut the winter fuel allowance, and instead increase the allowance to £500 for every pensioner household.

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The NPC’s new campaign for 2012 is entitled: Fair Care. The campaign will raise the arguments in favour of a National Care Service which is funded through general taxation, like the NHS. As well as addressing how care should be funded, the campaign will also call for improved standards – including the introduction of a Dignity Code to give rights to all older people in receipt of care. See Campaign page.

Get involved in the NPC’s ongoing Rights in Retirement Campaign for decent state pensions, proper care and an end to fuel poverty. 

 

 

 

What's New

  • CPI petition reaches 100,000

    The NPC has been supporting an online petition opposing the government’s decision to use the Consumer Price Index rather than the Retail Price Index as the measure of inflation for uprating pensions and benefits. Now that the petition has passed… See more ›

  • December Campaign Bulletin

    The NPC’s monthly Campaign! Bulletin for December is now available to download here. It includes the recent decision by the High Court not to support the challenge for a judicial review of the government’s decision to use the Consumer Price… See more ›

  • Briefing on Autumn Statement

    Find out how the Autumn Statement from the Chancellor will affect you. The NPC’s briefing paper covering pensions, benefits and tax is available to download here.

  • Winter Message

    The latest edition of the NPC’s newspaper, The Message, is now available. Copies will be sent to all affiliated groups and individual supporters. You can become a subscriber for just £5 a year – see the Get involved page for… See more ›

  • Greenpeace and the NPC join forces

    Greenpeace UK’s Executive Director, John Sauven, talks of how his organisation and the NPC can work together to combat fuel poverty. Today (November 22), outside of the Houses of Parliament, activists from both Greenpeace and the National Pensioners Convention undertook… See more ›

  • Review of fuel poverty

    The NPC has produced a detailed briefing paper on the Hills Fuel Poverty Review’s interim report, which recommends a new way of defining and measuring the scale of fuel poverty in Britain. The Review also acknowledges that fuel poverty is… See more ›

  • Care Minister backs NPC Dignity Code

    The NPC’s Dignity Code was “strongly endorsed” by Paul Burstow MP, Minister of State for Care at a meeting of 100 pensioners and trade unionists in Sutton (South London) on 29th October. He told pensioners “this is an excellent document… See more ›

  • Unison leader gives NPC full support

    UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis, told the National Pensioners Convention rally and lobby of Parliament on 26 October that he was fully behind the pensioners’ manifesto based on rights, not means-tested benefits. He pledged the union’s support for the fight… See more ›

  • NPC takes ‘rights’ message to Parliament

    Members of the NPC filled Committee Room 14 in the House of Commons on October 26 for a rally in support of the Convention’s Rights in Retirement campaign. Pensioners came from across the UK to support the event and lobby… See more ›

  • Life expectancy gap between rich and poor grows

    The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the gap in life expectancy between rich and poor, and across various parts of the country has widened over the last few years. Life expectancy is highest in Kensington… See more ›

Campaigns

  • NPC backs campaign to save the NHS

    The NPC has joined forces with the NHS Consultants’ Association and Keep Our NHS Public to produce a new leaflet which urges people to lobby their MPs to drop the Health and Social Care Bill before it’s too late. Millions… See more ›

  • Stop the cuts to disabled benefits and services

    Carer Watch member, Pat Onions, has launched a new petition which calls on the government to stop and review the cuts to benefits and services affecting disabled people, their families and carers. The NPC is calling on its supporters to… See more ›

  • Effect of care home closures

    A new Early Day Motion has been tabled by John McDonnell MP highlighting the problems faced by residents who are forced to move when their care home closes. In some cases, the results can be fatal. Please therefore ask your… See more ›

  • State Pension Age

    The government has voted through its plan to equalise the State Pension Age at 66 for men and women in October 2020. The decision to uprate the State Pension Age in 2020 rather than in 2024 (as was previously announced) will… See more ›

  • The Future of Cheques

    In July the UK Payments Council announced it was abandoning plans to scrap cheques by 2018. Whilst this decision was welcomed by the NPC, there is still a concern that many retailers and banks may continue to make the use… See more ›

  • Winter Fuel Campaign

    Last winter over 25,000 older people died from cold related illnesses, five of the big 6 energy companies have announced massive increases in prices and the Met Office has predicted that this winter will be even colder than last year.… See more ›

Press Releases

  • New Year must address scandal of inadequate social care

    Britain’s biggest pensioner organisation, the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) has entered the debate on social care to call for the creation of a National Care Service, funded through general taxation and based on care needs rather than ability to pay.… See more ›

  • Campaigners criticise Warm Home scheme for failing to reach those in need

    Britain’s biggest pensioner organisation, the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) has warned that the government’s new Warm Home Discount (WHD) scheme needs urgent reform to prevent hundreds of thousands of older people missing out on much needed support with their energy… See more ›

  • Campaigners criticise plans for pensioner only funded care

    Britain’s biggest pensioner organisation, the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) has reacted angrily to the suggestion from health secretary Andrew Lansley that pensioners should be made to fund the care of other pensioners – rather than having the cost shared amongst… See more ›

  • Clegg indulges in simplistic sloganeering over means-testing pensioners

    Britain’s biggest pensioner organisation, the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) has accused the Deputy Prime Minister of simplistic sloganeering in his call to means-test bus passes and TV licences. The NPC claims that Mr Clegg has failed to understand the inherent problems associated with means-testing… See more ›

  • Autumn Statement offers cold comfort to pensioners

    Britain’s biggest pensioner organisation, the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) has described today’s Autumn Statement as offering “cold comfort” to the country’s older generation. Dot Gibson, NPC general secretary said: “The biggest concerns currently facing millions of older people are the price of… See more ›

  • Better legal protection demanded for older people at home

    Britain’s biggest pensioner organisation, the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) has described the groundbreaking report into home care services by the Equality and Human Rights Commission as shocking, and called on the government to introduce a new law against elder abuse.… See more ›

  • NPC and Greenpeace join forces over scandal of winter deaths

    Activists from Greenpeace and the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) joined forces outside Parliament to challenge George Osborne to take urgent action to end fuel poverty as official figures showed there had been  25,700 excess winter deaths in 2010/11. To bring… See more ›

  • Minister fails to guarantee pensions’ triple lock for 2012

    Britain’s biggest pensioner organisation, the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) has called on the government to confirm as a matter of urgency that it intends to raise the basic and second state pension next April by the September Consumer Price Index… See more ›

  • Pensioners organise Rights in Retirement Lobby

    Hundreds of pensioners from across the UK will gather in Westminster on October 26 to lobby their MPs to demand three basic Rights in Retirement.  The campaign, organised by Britain’s biggest pensioner pressure group – the National Pensioners Convention (NPC),… See more ›

  • Change to inflation figure reduces pensions

    Britain’s biggest pensioner organisation, the National Pensioners Convention (NPC), has criticised the government for adopting the lower measure of inflation (Consumer Price Index) for the uprating of the basic state pension next April. Dot Gibson, NPC general secretary said: “The… See more ›