Making the NHS work best for you
Later Life Ambitions are running the survey, ‘Making the NHS work best for you’, to mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS and understand the views of our members on this hugely important national institution. The survey asks a range of questions relating to members’ experiences of the NHS, as well as how new […]
Social Care Green Paper
Later Life Ambitions has been a vocal supporter of a renewed approach to funding social care, which will help resolve the considerable issues facing the sector today. This is why we are asking our members to write to their local MP, ahead of the publication of the Green Paper in order to generate support for […]
A New Generational Contract
The intergenerational contract is an important feature of a well-functioning society. In practice, it means that the experience of each generation should be fair, whether it be access to care, career opportunities, benefits, pensions or a place to call home. The comparative experiences of two generations – the baby boomers (born 1946 – 65) […]
Social Care Green Paper Engagement Toolkit
Many of us will require some level of care when we get older, and there is a growing number of people spending their later lives unwell. By 2030 the number of older disabled people is expected to double. In response to existing challenges in the social care system, the government has announced that it will […]
Response to the joint inquiry in the long-term funding of adult social care
Working with our partners at Later Life Ambitions, we have submitted a written response to the joint inquiry by the Communities and Local Government (CLG) Committee and the Health Committee into the long-term funding of adult social care. Our response incorporates the results of the online survey, which was issued to members of Later Life Ambitions, […]
Employment Support Allowance and Injury Awards Latest
An important change to the Police [Injury Benefit] Regulations 2006 that was made via Statutory Instrument on 2nd March 2018. The PIBR have been amended and this amendment rectifies the situation created via the previous amendment which made ESA deductible from an injury award in any circumstances, even if for a different illness/injury than the […]
Later Life Ambitions
Write to your MP to sign the EDM on Later Life Ambitions. This EDM welcomes Later Life Ambitions, a campaign organisation that represents over a quarter of a million pensioners through three partner organisations; the National Federation of Occupational Pensioners, the Civil Service Pensioners’ Alliance, and the National Association of Retired Police Officers. Template Letter to […]