A shocking 2,500 people died in England last winter as a result of freezing temperatures according to the latest report on cold mortality by the UK Health Security Agency. NPC joined anti-fuel poverty campaigners in pointing to the government’s decision to end Winter Fuel Payments for many pensioners as a factor in the new figures. The End Fuel Poverty Coalition, which includes NPC, told the Morning Star that restricting eligibility for the payments “would leave vulnerable older people…

Many older people are worried that the rise in the State Pension on 6th April will see their income rise above the UK tax threshold for the first time. NPC members have specifically questioned what this will mean for their Winter Fuel Payment if it was automatically paid into their accounts. HMRC contacted NPC ‘as a trusted voice’ to offer a guide on what this is likely to mean for recipients of the WFP. If you still have questions, please find HMRC contacts and links for further…

NPC is backing Age International’s call for the UK government to actively support the drafting of a United Nations Convention on the Rights of Older Persons. Jan Shortt, the NPC General Secretary was among representatives of leading organisations who co-signed an Age International letter on the issue to Chris Elmore MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary at the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office . In it, Age International urges the Minister to ensure the Government fully supports the…

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Research by Which? has uncovered a range of suspicious adverts and even outright scams that also use deepfake AI celebrity lookalikes.   Now the consumer rights magazine has outlined the importance of understanding the risks of automated online advertising and how to stay safe. Online news platforms and apps are increasingly reliant on advertising for revenue, with automated systems and algorithms placing adverts in real time. While this model funds free news content, it also creates…

The NPC is urging members to help WASPI campaigners send a million letters to MPs asking them to support the 50s-born women’s claim for compensation. This bold New Year move by WASPI – the Women Against State Pension Inequality – comes as the Government reconsiders* its earlier decision to reject compensation for the women. WASPI argues that they were negatively affected by the way the increases to equalise the  state pension  age for women and men were communicated. They want supporters to…