Every individual should have the choice of retiring from paid employment on
reaching the age of 60 years. They should then be able to live free of
care and with dignity. To bring this about we call upon Governments to
immediately implement the following charter.
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Every individual who has
reached the age of 60 years and is not in paid employment should
receive a weekly pension not less than 50% of average earnings, to
be updated annually
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All pensioners should, if
they desire it, be entitled to be examined by qualified medical,
nursing, dental and optical practitioners at least once each year.
On reaching 75 years they should have this entitlement bi-annually.
In addition, a qualified social worker should visit all pensioners
at least once each year unless requested not to.
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Every pensioner who is
unable to maintain a life of decency and dignity will be entitled to
adequate assistance dependent on need. Should any pensioner be
denied adequate assistance they will have their need assessed by a
tribunal, two of whose members must be nominated by a recognised
Pensioners Body.
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Should a pensioner be unable
to maintain a life of decency and dignity in their own home then
they will be entitled to care in a residential or nursing home
dependent solely on need. Should this be denied then need
would be assessed as in 3 above.
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Pensioners living in their
own homes will be entitled to have their homes brought to a standard
of warmth and insulation to maintain an even temperature
irrespective of external temperatures. This standard should be
brought about at minimal cost to pensioners.
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Pensioners should have
access to adequate travel facilities to enable them to enjoy a
reasonable social and comfortable life and be able to access all
necessary services. Every pensioner should have access to an
adequate telephone service.
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Those aspiring to Govern us
either nationally or locally should automatically be prepared to
agree to this reasonable minimum charter. |
