Later Life Ambitions Welcomes Parliamentary Inquiry On Housing For Older People
New data highlights the barriers to downsizing The cost of moving home and a lack of suitable properties are preventing older people from downsizing, according to the experience of over 1,500 Later Life Ambitions members. See more here: Later Life Ambitions
Later Life Ambitions Says That Government Must Do More To Increase Confidence In Occupational Pensions
Tuesday 21 February 2017 The Government has published a Green Paper on Defined Benefit Pension Schemes, entitled Security and Sustainability in Defined Benefit Pension Schemes. The Paper outlines proposals for reform in four key areas – funding and investment, scheme affordability, member protection and consolidation. In the Paper the Government recognises Defined Benefit (DB) schemes are […]
Later Life Ambitions Respond To Housing White Paper
By 2030, there will be almost 13 million people in later life aged 65 or over. The number of people aged 85 and over is expected to more than double between 2014 and 2033, from 1.5 million to 3.5 million, and those aged 65 and over are expected to increase by more than 50%, from […]
Police Pension Advice
NARPO Headquarters at Wakefield is always available to answer any Police Pension enquiry. Either the Chief Executive or the Deputy Chief Executive can provide personal advice on a whole range of pension issues during normal office hours. Written and Email enquiries can also be catered for; all we ask is that you include your NARPO […]
Other Pension Groups Publications and Updates
Use these links for other pension group publications and updates: Civil Service Pensioners Alliance National Pensioners Convention
Commutation Factors – further advice
Following the Pension Ombudsman determination in Milne v GAD we have had several queries from members around various associated issues particularly in relation to the interest payable and the amount of commutation taken at the time of retirement. As a result of those queries we have taken further legal advice on the matters. Use the […]
Discharge Letters – Update
We have been made aware that the Home Office have advised Pension Administrators that those due additional lump sums are no longer required to sign a discharge letter before the payments can be made. This concurs with the legal advice we obtained and shared with the Home Office [see previous post]. Those who are to […]
Discharge Letters
Some members have started receiving their additional commutation figures and discharge letters and as such we have obtained legal advice on the validity of the discharge letters and have been advised: “To be clear, the only potential respondents to a further claim are GAD and the Home Office. The only relevant discharge relates to a possible […]
Pension Ombudsman issues further update
Please use this link to see a further update from the Ombudsman in relation to other associated issues in the Commutation Factor dispute. Latest Update
Home Office Commutation Q & A
The Home Office have issued an update in relation to queries raised regarding the implementation of the revised commutation factors. Use the link to view the latest: Home Office Q & A on revised commutation factors Aug 2015