Later Life Ambitions Local Elections Toolkit – 14th April 2022
Later Life Ambitions (LLA) is determined to ensure that the voice of British pensioners is heard in local government. We’re asking that you get in touch with your local councillor or council candidate to ask them to consider the needs of those in later life. Some areas are having local elections this May. If your […]
State Pension Triple Lock
The state pension triple lock has been critical to maintaining the standard of living of many older people across the country since its introduction in 2011. It guarantees that the basic state pension will rise by a minimum of either 2.5%, the rate of inflation or average earnings growth, whichever is largest. Please use the […]
Public Accounts Committee Inquiry: The Production and Distribution of Cash- Response from Later Life Ambitions
The Public Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry into the production and distribution of cash. The committee states the use of cash is reducing and the outbreak of Covid-19 has accelerated this trend, with demand for notes and coins declining by 71% between March and Mid-April this year. The committee states evidence shows older people […]
Later Life Ambitions / Associated Retirement Community Operators survey
Later Life Ambitions is working with ARCO (the Associated Retirement Community Operators), the trade association for operators of housing-with-care developments for older people to improve our understanding of what specialist housing and support people might want in later life. The findings of this research will be launched later in the summer and used to inform […]
Later Life Ambitions letter to the Chancellor regarding the Triple Lock
Despite previous assurances that the Triple Lock would remain in place there have been reports of pressure on the Government to scrap the Triple Lock to help pay for the mounting costs of the Coronavirus crisis. A letter was sent to Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak from LLA on 17th June urging the Government […]
Later Life Ambitions COVID-19 Survey Results
Later Life Ambitions brings together the collective voices of over a quarter of a million pensioners through the National Federation of Occupational Pensioners, the Civil Service Pensioners’ Alliance, and us the National Association of Retired Police Officers. Back in April LLA ran a Coronavirus survey to find out how the Pandemic was impacting Members, the […]
Later Life Ambitions Members Survey -Coronavirus and older people
Later Life Ambitions are currently conducting a members’ survey on the impact of Coronavirus to your everyday life. NARPO would greatly appreciate if you were able to answer some questions on how the crisis has impacted you, and if would ask other retirees to do the same. Most questions are multiple choice and the survey […]
Later Life Ambitions members survey – the Budget
What would you do you like to see in the Chancellor’s forthcoming Budget on March 11th? NARPO is a Member of Later Life Ambitions and we are asking our members to fill out this short survey to tell us what issues older people would like the Government to prioritise. Fill in the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/QDHR8V5
Later Life Ambitions launch General Election Toolkit
Later Life Ambitions brings together the collective voices of over a quarter of a million pensioners through the National Federation of Occupational Pensioners, the Civil Service Pensioners’ Alliance, and us the National Association of Retired Police Officers. As a collective, we have ambitious aspirations for the next generation of pensioners. From fair pensions to safe […]
Free TV Licences for over 75’s
On 8th May in the House of Commons an opposition day debate took place on free TV licences for over 75s. The motion was – “That this House calls on the Government to honour the Conservative party’s 2017 manifesto promise to maintain free TV licences for the over-75s for the duration of this Parliament by […]