All about the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) -
The voice of the pensioners' movement
The NPC is widely recognised, as the umbrella body for pensioners' groups throughout the UK.
We currently have over 250 affiliates and hundreds of individual supporters. This website site will give you information about:
The National Pensioners Convention (NPC) was formed in 1979 to act as the umbrella organisation of the pensioners' movement, throughout the country. Our affiliated groups include many national bodies and federations, associations of retired trade unionists, as well as hundreds of local and regional pensioner campaign groups.
The NPC's main objective is to promote the welfare and interests of all pensioners, as a way of securing dignity, respect and financial security in retirement.
In pursuit of this aim, the NPC regularly organises rallies, leads delegations to parliament and makes submissions to government on policies affecting older people. The Convention also stages an annual three-day Pensioners' Parliament in Blackpool, where over 2000 representatives discuss issues of concern and share ideas in an atmosphere of genuine friendship.
Furthermore, we produce regular newsletters, briefing papers and pamphlets to provide the basis for campaigning, alongside organising seminars, training sessions and educational schools. We also hold a library of useful information on a wide range of subjects, which is available to both groups and individuals on request.
In addition, the NPC regularly features in both the local and national media and uses every opportunity to raise awareness of the issues of concern to pensioners. One of our priorities is to therefore place the NPC's policies at the very top of the political agenda.
Our real strength however, comes from the work of our affiliates, who are active in their local areas promoting the NPC's message. This makes the NPC unique, as the only national campaign group in the country, which is run by pensioners for pensioners.
That is why the NPC can claim to be the genuine voice of the pensioners' movement.
What does the NPC campaign stand for?
The NPC believe that every pensioner has the right to choice, dignity, independence and security as an integral and valued member of society.
To secure these rights the NPC campaigns for:
This web site has been designed to make it easy to access, whilst still providing all the information you might need to get involved in the campaign