SENIOR CITIZENS-THE FORGOTTEN PEOPLE

Pat Lally


Here we go again, a further report exposing how unfairly pensioners are treated .This time from the insurer Clerical Medical showing that over the past ten years Senior Citizens have faced inflationary increases of 36% while inflation has increased 32% over the same period...Housing costs have increased by 69% and council tax has risen by 84%.The cost of living for pensioners has increased by more than one-third over the last decade, more than for all other households.

Seniors will suffer more from the rising cost of food and fuel than others as they spend a larger share of their income on these items and the same goes for housing, water rates and council tax.

Now that we are experiencing increased inflationary pressures ,we will be asked to share some of the pain despite not having shared any of the gains during the good years.

The powers that be at Westminster and Holyrood will have to take action although that’s a bit like asking the leopard to change it’s spots.

Elderly People will have to realise that only when they vote for a Party that specifically represents their interests, will they have any influence.

They're still with us.......

None of our Manifesto Issues at the last election have been addressed thus far by the new administration at Holyrood or the UK government in Westminster. Further issues are arising day and daily.

  • Abolish poverty for all Scottish Senior Citizens by increasing the basic weekly pension.
  • Banish means testing for all Scottish Senior Citizens.
  • Council tax to be replaced by a fairer local income tax.
  • Do away with water rates for all pensioner households.
  • End the sale of people's homes for payment of residential care.


We need to ACT NOW and lobby our elected representatives in local and national government to address the concerns of senior citizens all over our country.

Details of  elected representatives  for every Scottish Region can be found on our Regional Areas web-pages.

Write to them........Phone them....... E-mail them....Lobby them.

Issues that concern us need to be raised with them!!!

THEY are the ones who can make a difference.
WE need to encourage THEM to do so!!