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SCRAPPING TRIPLE LOCK RISKS PENSIONER POVERTY, WARN CAMPAIGNERS
Later Life Ambitions (LLA) has warned that scrapping the State Pension triple lock would risk pushing more older people into hardship unless a credible replacement is put in place to protect pensioners from falling behind on the cost of living.

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4 days ago2 min read


Parliament to debate a new tax code for state pensioners
In advance of the Westminster Hall debate on the State Pension tax threshold, Alan Lees, Chief Executive of the National Association of Retired Police Officers and a spokesperson for Later Life Ambitions (LLA), said:
“The growing number of pensioners being dragged into paying income tax is a direct consequence of frozen tax thresholds and rising living costs.

Later Life Ambitions
6 days ago2 min read


GOVERNMENT RIGHT TO RETHINK FACE-TO-FACE BANKING, SAY CAMPAIGNERS
LONDON, 14 MAY 2026 – Later Life Ambitions (LLA) has welcomed the Government’s decision to review access to face-to-face banking services. The group has long warned that bank branch closures and the rapid shift to digital services are leaving too many older people without practical access to essential financial support. The review, commissioned by HM Treasury, will examine the impact of branch closures and whether further action is needed to protect access to in-person bank

Later Life Ambitions
May 142 min read


SCRAPPING TRIPLE LOCK WITHOUT SAFEGUARDS RISKS PENSIONER POVERTY
Later Life Ambitions (LLA) has warned that any future reform of the State Pension must protect older people from poverty, following calls from Sir Tony Blair to scrap the State Pension triple lock.

Later Life Ambitions
May 11 min read


When ‘Gold-Plated’ Doesn’t Match Reality
Sally Tsoukaris, General Secretary of Later Life Ambitions partner the Civil Service Pensioners’ Alliance (CSPA), wrote this letter to the editor of The Telegraph in response to its coverage of public sector pensions. The letter was not published, but the questions it raises remain important.

Later Life Ambitions
Apr 12 min read


Britain Sleepwalking into Financial Exclusion as Bank Branches Disappear
The UK’s banking system is currently undergoing mass transition. Amidst this, the question of financial exclusion looms large. Despite assurances to the contrary, the accelerated disappearance of banks off the high street has left many older people further isolated from Britain’s economy than ever before.

Later Life Ambitions
Mar 204 min read


WASPI WOMEN DENIED JUSTICE AGAIN AS COMPENSATION RULED OUT
Later Life Ambitions (LLA) has condemned the Government’s decision to once again rule out compensation for women affected by changes to the State Pension age, despite clear findings of maladministration by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO).

Later Life Ambitions
Jan 292 min read


WASPI RECONSIDERATION AN “OVERDUE OLIVE BRANCH”
LONDON, 12 NOVEMBER 2025 State Pension campaigners have welcomed the Government’s decision to review compensation for women affected by State Pension age changes, calling it “a long overdue but important olive branch.”

Later Life Ambitions
Nov 13, 20252 min read


PUBLIC SERVICE PENSIONS A PROMISE, NOT A LIABILITY: REFORM MUST RETHINK STANCE
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.

Later Life Ambitions
Nov 5, 20251 min read


Not fair game: Pensioners deserve better than a tax hike
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

Later Life Ambitions
Nov 4, 20252 min read


A fair deal for later life: why Britain’s pensioners deserve better
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.

Later Life Ambitions
Oct 28, 20256 min read


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

Later Life Ambitions
May 21, 20252 min read


Missed opportunity for action in the Government’s response to the Women and Equalities Committee report on the rights of older people
Later Life Ambitions welcomes a more positive stance from the Government regarding the future appointment of an Older People’s...

Later Life Ambitions
May 21, 20252 min read


DIGITAL INCLUSION CALL FOR EVIDENCE (DSIT)
https://dsit.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eJyzXIaszcAAaou Deadline: 23:59 on 9th April 1. Where are you or your organisation/group...

Later Life Ambitions
Apr 9, 20256 min read


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

Later Life Ambitions
Apr 1, 20257 min read


Police widows take ‘Love or Money’ campaign to Parliament, urging end to pension injustice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Police widows take ‘Love or Money’ campaign to Parliament, urging end to pension injustice Widows, widowers,...

Later Life Ambitions
Mar 24, 20253 min read


Time to end ageism: LLA calls out Government inaction
Later Life Ambitions (LLA) welcomes the findings of the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee’s report into the rights of older...

Later Life Ambitions
Feb 19, 20251 min read


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

Later Life Ambitions
Feb 7, 20259 min read


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

Later Life Ambitions
Jan 1, 20258 min read


Later Life Ambitions response to the Waspi women being denied compensation
Responding to today’s announcement Later Life Ambitions spokesperson and General Secretary of the Civil Service Pensioners’ Alliance ...

Later Life Ambitions
Dec 17, 20241 min read
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