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...
The rise in unremitted pensions due by public and private companies has left many retirees facing financial difficulties in their sunset years, leaving them dependent on loved ones for key expenses such as medical bills. The ongoing dispute between the Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) a...
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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...
revealed how family breakdown is leaving a generation of elderly people isolated and without help.The Mail's Dignity For The Elderly campaign has highlighted the isolation felt by the elderly when they go into homes.Some 20,000 pensioners a year are forced to sell their property to pay for ...