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From Daphne Minihane, chairman, Age Concern Jersey. With the suggested pay freeze for manual workers, many of our Jersey pensioners are concerned that States Members, when debating the increase in the States pension, will consider a minimal increase to be acceptable in October of this year. We trust that this will not be the case.There […]

IN any civilised society, the prospect of citizens facing poverty in old age should be a source of concern and even shame.

From Alan Hall. IN June 2008, the States of Jersey Statistics Office commenced producing annual inflation figures for the Pensioners Retail Price Index. On comparing these records to increases applied to pensions over the past four years, it can therefore be seen that pensioners’ incomes have been consistently eroded. Indeed, if pensions had been increased […]

From Peter Bewers. AS a supporter of the work of the Jersey Consumer Council, I welcome the proposed appointment of its new chairman, Advocate Rose Colley. I am delighted to see that she has got off to a flying start by putting at the top of her list excessive credit card charges by many airlines, […]