Reform UK Deputy Leader Richard Tice has been urged not to target public service pensioners as he outlines plans to balance the nation’s books. Later Life Ambitions (LLA), which represents more than 250,000 older people across the UK, said Mr Tice’s recent remarks describing public service pensions as “an undefined liability with flaps on the side of it” and the State Pension triple lock as “unsustainable” are both misleading and unfair.

LONDON, 4 NOVEMBER 2025 Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned not to target older people as she seeks to balance the nation’s books. Later Life Ambitions (LLA), which represents 250,000 older people across the UK, says that the Chancellor’s refusal in her speech this morning to rule out tax rises will deepen financial anxiety among pensioners already struggling with the cost of living. The Chancellor said today that she would make the “necessary choices” in her upcoming 26

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    A fair deal for later life: why Britain’s pensioners deserve better     When Later Life Ambitions (LLA) launched its Pensioners’ Manifesto  back in November 2023, the world was rather different.   Since then, the cost of living has soared, social care services have come under growing strain, and uncertainty about the economy and future government policy has only deepened.   That’s why LLA’s new Budget for Later Life isn’t just a refresh of old ideas.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   TURN UP THE HEAT: LLA CALLS FOR £31,000 WINTER FUEL PAYMENT THRESHOLD    Later Life Ambitions (LLA), the...

Later Life Ambitions welcomes a more positive stance from the Government regarding the future appointment of an Older People’s...

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House of Commons Treasury Select Committee    Submission by Later Life Ambitions   April 2025    Rationale   AI is being deployed across...

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Later Life Ambitions (LLA) welcomes the findings of the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee’s report into the rights of older...

About Later Life Ambitions Later Life Ambitions (LLA) is a coalition that brings together the collective voices of over a quarter of a...

House of Commons Transport Select Committee   Submission by Later Life Ambitions   January 2025  Rationale    In many parts of the...

Responding to today’s announcement Later Life Ambitions spokesperson and General Secretary of the Civil Service Pensioners’ Alliance ...

Later Life Ambitions is concerned by the Government’s expressed intention to end universal eligibility of the Winter Fuel Payment for...

Labour’s 5-point plan to breathe life into Britain’s high streets has identified the need for the availability of banking services for...

Later Life Ambitions welcomes the state pension rise through the triple lock. While state pensions have increased by 8.5% , this has only...

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Later Life Ambitions to launch manifesto setting out key policy demands to ensure positive future for those in later life. Pensions...