THE
CHANGES WE BELIEVE ARE REQUIRED TO CURRENT PENSION LAW
- A proportional presence of pensioners on Boards of Trustees
- A clear definition of who can benefit from the ownership of pension fund surpluses
- A defined standard of the actuarial valuation of pension fund assets and liabilities
- Pensions to be indexed to the national average of wages rather than to the RPI
- All pension funds having over 25 members must promote, encourage and assist in the establishment of a pensioners' association, which its trustees must recognize
MEANS TO ACHIEVE OBJECTIVES
- Bring as much influence as possible to bear on legislators in order to make needed changes, some of which are set out above
- Maintain close contact with each member association through national and regional meetings, through regular newsletters and through correspondence
- Assist pensioners' associations to update themselves with developments in the law and with statutory and other bodies
- Continue the development of regional forums for the exchange of ideas between representatives of member associations.
- Publicise Pensioner Problems through press contacts.