<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[National Pensioners Convention]]></title><description><![CDATA[NPC]]></description><link>https://www.npcuk.org/latest-news</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:54:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.npcuk.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Connections for All]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest newsletter from your Digital Working Party with many interesting and thought provoking articles.  Remember, if you have a question or an experience to do with technology and its many difficulties, please share.]]></description><link>https://www.npcuk.org/post/connections-for-all-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69dd2f492d1e950d370aa8cf</guid><category><![CDATA[Newsletters]]></category><category><![CDATA[Digital]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:07:56 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>National Pensioners Convention</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Housing Demo, Saturday 18 April]]></title><description><![CDATA[This demonstration is supported by many trade unions and the NPC.  If you can, please attend on the day or send a message of support.  The lack of social housing is a real problem for all generations.]]></description><link>https://www.npcuk.org/post/national-housing-demo-saturday-18-april</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69dd3065602a28f5308a16f9</guid><category><![CDATA[Events]]></category><category><![CDATA[Housing & Energy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poster / Flyer / Leaflet]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:07:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75333b_2ca3c5d43c594a6cb98762046914266d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>National Pensioners Convention</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Timms Review of Personal Independence Payments (PIP)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Timms Review of Personal Independence Payments (PIP) is an important issue for older people and their families. The NPC will be responding to the call for evidence, but would encourage individuals/families to respond personally as each case has differences that can affect your ability to live your daily life. The closing date is 28 May, so please ensure that you respond at least by 27 May.  The document attached gives an indication as to the evidence the review panel will be looking for...]]></description><link>https://www.npcuk.org/post/timms-review-of-personal-independence-payments-pip</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c96676fcaccefbd3609126</guid><category><![CDATA[Health & Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pensions & Income]]></category><category><![CDATA[Consultations]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:56:48 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>National Pensioners Convention</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New cold weather deaths figures are tragic and shameful says NPC ]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.npcuk.org/post/new-cold-weather-deaths-figures-are-tragic-and-shameful-says-npc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69983a049fafb8825ca6ecae</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:20:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75333b_500ea1441c6d43e1ad334c840dd5cdf0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_238,h_140,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>National Pensioners Convention</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[HMRC offer guide on whether WFP will be taxed]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.npcuk.org/post/hmrc-offer-guide-on-whether-wfp-will-be-taxed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698f09b8ec9bf7f4acf68409</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:01:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75333b_0a9a63ca6bd44de786c614188f637bf6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_622,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>National Pensioners Convention</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister urged to support UN Convention on older people's rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.npcuk.org/post/age-international-urges-minister-to-support-un-convention-on-older-people-s-rights</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6986059d7004b3790551d944</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:41:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75333b_d75b0df71e964d6da646e5ccecf602b4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_910,h_251,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>National Pensioners Convention</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connections for All 21]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest edition of the Digital Working Party's newsletter is out now. With great articles on: Tax App The digital switchover News in brief plus much more.... Download the newsletter#]]></description><link>https://www.npcuk.org/post/connections-for-all-21</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697ce64323c3a829dd81d685</guid><category><![CDATA[Newsletters]]></category><category><![CDATA[Digital]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:13:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75333b_0253e0e65d9d47d2b8c4a7859208002d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_500,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>National Pensioners Convention</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to spot scammers targeting you on trusted websites]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.npcuk.org/post/how-to-spot-scammers-targeting-you-on-trusted-websites</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69736a0693f6d3facb62c908</guid><category><![CDATA[Digital]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:39:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75333b_33584bee02864177added24e17a925f9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>National Pensioners Convention</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Help WASPI send 1 million letters asking MPs to back their bid for justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.npcuk.org/post/help-waspi-send-1-million-letters-asking-mps-to-back-their-bid-for-justice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695e663f7730311352e3ec37</guid><category><![CDATA[Pensions & Income]]></category><category><![CDATA[Women]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:18:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75333b_0baa63d121c04680bb6e492e191b9693~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_851,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>National Pensioners Convention</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NPC starts 2026 as we finished the old year – making headlines with our campaigns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Pensioners Convention hit the headlines as we said goodbye to 2025 and hello to 2026 – showing once again the power of our campaigning for the rights of older people. Happy New Year!  Let’s hope 2026 is a better one for us all! NPC General Secretary Jan Shortt was quoted by the Daily Express in key news items on both 31 st  December, and 1 st  January. In fact, our comments on the need to keep the state pension Triple Lock guarantee as millions struggle to afford to heat their...]]></description><link>https://www.npcuk.org/post/npc-starts-2026-as-we-finished-the-old-year-making-headlines-with-our-campaigns</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695e752e3b4d19108c739086</guid><category><![CDATA[NPC Office]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:08:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75333b_fcffcf27b40946f29826cf4d9d6530bf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_631,h_249,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>National Pensioners Convention</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NPC Office closure over the holidays 25]]></title><description><![CDATA[Season’s greetings from all at the National Pensioners’ Convention. It has been an exceptionally busy year in 2025 and you can have a look at some of the great work the NPC has done by going to NPC Latest News   To accommodate staff leave, the office will be closed over the holidays. Please take note of the below closure dates for the NPC office. Monday 22nd December - Office closed Tuesday 23rd December - Office closed Wednesday 24th December - Office closed Thursday 25th December - Office...]]></description><link>https://www.npcuk.org/post/npc-office-closure-over-the-holidays-25</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69457fac66bb3987f68ac35d</guid><category><![CDATA[NPC Office]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:47:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75333b_bdca840c9e294a1da9649cc855f2c5e4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_880,h_587,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>National Pensioners Convention</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campaign Bulletin 190]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest edition of Campaign! Bulletin is out now. With great stories on: 2025 round-up WASPI NPC Working Parties NPC Nations and Regions and much more... Download the Campaign Bulletin]]></description><link>https://www.npcuk.org/post/campaign-bulletin-190</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69457e749e93a156638d250f</guid><category><![CDATA[Newsletters]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:36:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75333b_ac25d1118aa040309ad8db2501b492dd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_500,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>National Pensioners Convention</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WASPI Secures 12-Week Government Rethink on Compensation Decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed it will aim to revisit its decision on WASPI compensation within 12 weeks. On December 2, the WASPI campaign group secured an agreement to pause their judicial review, following the Secretary of State’s commitment to reconsider the government’s stance on compensation. A special hearing had been scheduled for today to decide whether the judicial review listed for December 9–10 should go ahead. However, ministers have now pledged to reach a new...]]></description><link>https://www.npcuk.org/post/waspi-secures-12-week-government-rethink-on-compensation-decision</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693015674a313d7af55d97e2</guid><category><![CDATA[Pensions & Income]]></category><category><![CDATA[Women]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75333b_0baa63d121c04680bb6e492e191b9693~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_851,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>National Pensioners Convention</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NPC Budget Reaction ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget introduced a raft of tax changes and financial measures that will significantly affect the finances of older people – and unfortunately not for the better. While we welcome confirmation that the triple-locked state pension will rise by 4.8% from April 2026, some more relief on energy bills, and measures that will lift children in particular out of poverty, there is still a lot in the Budget that will poorly impact older people for years to come. Chief among...]]></description><link>https://www.npcuk.org/post/budget-reaction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6928658bd8fb7619dee8ddfa</guid><category><![CDATA[Pensions & Income]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:10:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75333b_00e1c2e03dff49f4ab462624f2018fe9~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_668,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>National Pensioners Convention</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget at a Glance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor Rachel Reeves Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves announced a Budget that was a mixed bag for older people. But the freeze on the tax allowance thresholds - the point at which we start to pay tax - is likely to have an increasingly hard impact upon the incomes of retired people over the next three years. Here is a summary of the main points: Personal Taxation National Insurance (NI) and  income tax thresholds frozen  for extra three years beyond 2028, dragging more people...]]></description><link>https://www.npcuk.org/post/budget-at-a-glance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69285fefcb45ab7844dbb49a</guid><category><![CDATA[Pensions & Income]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:50:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75333b_a20973e1e80945c7bc84bf787bffdfb1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_494,h_485,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>National Pensioners Convention</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy Bills to Climb After Surprise Ofgem Rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Energy bills will rise for millions of households from January after Ofgem the industry regulator announced a surprise rise in gas and electricity costs. The quarterly price cap covering January to March will rise by 0.2% - increasing the average annual dual fuel energy bill to £1,758,  from £1,755 in the current quarter. But this makes bills for this winter remaining about 50% higher than they were before the invasion of Ukraine triggered a rise in energy market prices, which in turn,...]]></description><link>https://www.npcuk.org/post/energy-bills-to-climb-after-surprise-ofgem-rise</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692056954380ae0a508ca603</guid><category><![CDATA[Housing & Energy]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 12:52:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75333b_2b24bbfecb464dcd8ba7de456ffd8d20~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_299,h_168,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>National Pensioners Convention</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shock report finds one in five emergency care patients treated in corridors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corridor care is a defining feature of the crisis in the NHS according to a new report All-Party Parliamentary Group on Emergency Care and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. Increasing numbers of patients are treated in corridors, waiting rooms and other inappropriate spaces, not because of clinical need but because there is nowhere else for them to go. What was once an occasional response to winter surges is now a daily reality. In a survey of Emergency Department Clinical Leads in...]]></description><link>https://www.npcuk.org/post/shock-report-finds-one-in-five-emergency-care-patients-treated-in-corridors</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6920549f9e2226b1d41d87d0</guid><category><![CDATA[Health & Care]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:04:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75333b_f690f435d662475ab36743c3ec6c0ff8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_318,h_159,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>National Pensioners Convention</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rail industry expands eligibility for Disabled Persons Railcard ]]></title><description><![CDATA[NPC welcomes news that the rail industry is to expand the eligibility criteria for obtaining the Disabled Persons Railcard from 2026. (DPRC). The sector will also simplify the application process for a DPRC, which offers a third off rail travel for cardholders and one accompanying adult. The changes follow a review of the DPRC undertaken by Rail Delivery Group (RDG), the Department for Transport DfT), and The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC). It concluded that the...]]></description><link>https://www.npcuk.org/post/rail-industry-expands-eligibility-for-disabled-persons-railcard</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691efb8d35662176f69861b7</guid><category><![CDATA[Transport]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:34:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75333b_f8c29f2bb6ab45df93f75f0f01063757~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_626,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>National Pensioners Convention</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connections for All 20]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest edition of the Digital Working Party's newsletter is out now. With great articles on: ID cards Digital Ageism The digital switchover and telecare News in brief plus much more.... If you have any stories for the Connections For All newsletter please contact the Digital Working Party on email npcdigitalnews@gmail.com   or via the NPC head office. Download the newsletter]]></description><link>https://www.npcuk.org/post/connections-for-all-20</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691de1e7f5cdcb8137dc4ad0</guid><category><![CDATA[Digital]]></category><category><![CDATA[Newsletters]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:30:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75333b_0253e0e65d9d47d2b8c4a7859208002d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_500,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>National Pensioners Convention</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New survey shows up to half of older people cannot afford emergency bills]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NPC is backing calls by Independent Age for the government to ‘take real steps’ to help older people who cannot afford emergency bills. New research by the charity found that one in five older people on low incomes would struggle to pay an unexpected £50 bill. But the figure rises to over half - 52% - if the emergency bill was £250. In a poll commissioned* by Independent Age, it was found that 21% of over-65s with an income of less than £15,000 a year would find it difficult or impossible...]]></description><link>https://www.npcuk.org/post/new-survey-shows-up-to-half-of-older-people-cannot-afford-emergency-bills</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691c802f57ba70465d9991e8</guid><category><![CDATA[Pensions & Income]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:27:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75333b_2106771b456e4a94933d859c50224b51~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_748,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>National Pensioners Convention</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>