Pay Rise on Way for Pensioners; Campaigners Call for More Cash for Old FolkRead the full-text online article and more details about "Pay Rise on Way for Pensioners; Campaigners Call for More Cash for Old Folk" - The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), December 3, 1997...
Pensioners to Get a Pay Rise; Harman Guarantees a Minimum Pounds 75-a-Week IncomeALL pensioners are to be guaranteed a minimum weekly income of pounds 75 under proposals announced yesterday by Social Security Secretary Harriet Harman.Little, Alison...
Pensioners May Pay Price with a 75p Rise; Brown the Bold Hails a Golden Era for BritainPRESSURE is growing to give pensioners a millennium year bonus after it emerged their annual uprating next year could be a derisory 75p a week.
Byline: PAUL SINCLAIR Political EditorFIRST Minister Henry McLeish is prepared to break his budget to fund more pay for teachers.McLeish has ordered a spending review to find cash to pay for the rise of 21.5 per cent over three years.Another key priority which McLeish is determined to fund...
Byline: Liz PhillipsFAMILIES with elderly relatives in care are caught in a perfect storm of falling house prices, low interest rates and soaring care home fees, charities and advisers warn.Increasing numbers are facing a heartrending decision of risking their children's future to pay for their...