by OFN | Jun 23, 2023 | News Digest
State pension: Married older women could be owed £6,500 EACH Around 237,000 pensioners have been underpaid approximately £1.46 billion. More than 22,270 underpayments have been identified as involving married women. Call the pension service on 0800 731 0469, to check...
by OFN | Jun 16, 2023 | News Digest
Abortion Should Not Be A Crime! Join the Protest Calling for a Change in the Law On Saturday, 17th June, join BPAS, the Women’s Equality Party, and the Fawcett Society to demand legal reform to the abortion law in Great Britain. This week, a woman in England was...
by OFN | Jun 2, 2023 | News Digest
Fuel Poverty Action Next month the Fuel Poverty Action is taking an #EnergyForAll Manifesto to Parliament. The Fuel Poverty Action “Energy For All” proposal was founded on the principle that every household should receive enough energy to ensure its needs...
by OFN | May 26, 2023 | News Digest
Allow women and girls to speak on sex, gender and gender identity without intimidation or fear: UN expert Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls: Reiterated the importance of allowing #women and girls to speak on #sex, #gender...
by OFN | May 19, 2023 | News Digest
Are you eligible for cheaper home wifi? Many older women are on woefully low incomes; broadband is an expense that can be a struggle. Without home wifi people are limited to using the internet in libraries, cafes, or running up data charges on their phones. Up to...