Welcome to the May 2026 edition of the HPPA Pension Justice Newsletter. This month’s newsletter provides important updates about the ongoing campaign for pension justice.
Former employees are urging Nissan to increase part of its pensions in line with inflation. Steve is now a regular contributor to our alliance and
Why should you complete the survey? The Department of Work & Pensions has asked for submissions from pensioners and other stakeholders to help with the development
Patricia has written a letter on behalf of the HPPA Pension Justice Alliance to the Prime Minister, and copied Pat McFadden. This letter was hand
As the good ship HPPA and the Pre-97 Pension Justice fleet travel on into 2026, Patricia a.k.a. Pat offers a few words from the lookout.
Patricia & 3 Pre-97 Alliance leaders met with Minister Torsten Bell for about 1 hourSays he understands our “Pre-97 pension loss” situationHeard but not likely
A very supportive article on our Pension Justice campaign from Rob Coston, Communications Manager of the trade union Nautilus International. The General Secretary of Nautilus
What about “members”? Aren’t pensions for pensioners? Yet for our defined benefit schemes, the Chapter is titled “Powers to Pay Surplus to Employers” in which
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Torsten Bell would not consider it on 1st reading and will not consider it in the future. The original decision not to make indexation compulsory before 1997 was because it would have driven some schemes into insolvency even by the rules then. To make it retrospective after a further 26 years and with pensions now subject to FRS17 may push a lot of schemes into the Pension Protection Fund, which is the last thing this or any other government wants.