CSPA NI AGM – Wednesday 22nd April
The biggest date in the CSPA NI diary will be on Wednesday 22nd April when the Branch holds it’s Annual
CSPA NI Welcomes Government Help but Urges More
CSPA NI Secretary Tony McMullan has welcomed the Westminster Government’s decision to allocate £53 million to help people with the
Civil Service Pensions to rise by 3.8%
The Department of Finance Civil Service Pensions Branch have just confirmed to CSPA NI that Civil Servants here will see
Special Branch Meeting – 14th April
Members will have read the special feature in the recent edition of The Pensioner that CSPA are considering changing their
Spring issue of the Pensioner out now
Our quarterly members magazine “The Pensioner” keeps you in touch with the latest developments and campaigns and is a font
Civil Service Pension Increase – April 2026
Members may have picked up that the Civil Service Pension Increase, for those Pensioners who are part of the UK
CSPA NI Support the WASPI Women
CSPA NI were extremely disappointed to hear the DWP Minister Pat McFadden’s decision, announced recently, to refuse to pay compensation
Pressure building on Capita
‘Unacceptable’: The Civil Service Pension Scheme transfer six weeks on Unions put pressure on Capita and the Cabinet Office amid
Latest branch newsletter
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McCloud Remedy
Immediate Choice Statements are in the process of being issued to affected scheme members. The Civil Service Pension’s website has
Civil Service Pension Increase
The 2025 Civil Service Pension increase, determined by the rate of inflation in the preceding September. Disappointingly this was only
Claire Sugden proposed motion at Northern Ireland assembly
Claire Sugden Motion in the Northern Ireland Assembly On 25th February Claire Sugden, Independent MLA & Former Justice Minister proposed
Age Discrimination Legislation
Claire Sugden Independent MLA & Chair of the All Party Group for Older People in the Northern Ireland Assembly has
Programme for Government ( PfG )
It took the Northern Ireland Executive 9 months to produce a Draft PfG in August 2024. Disappointingly the draft PfG
Commissioner for Older People
Eddie Lynch , the Commissioner for Older People stood down from the position after 9 years in December. His Office
Fuel Poverty Strategy
Northern Ireland’s largest Government , the Department for Communities , launched a Fuel Poverty Strategy for Public Consultation recently. CSPA
Annual Report
The CSPA NI Annual Report was presented to & adopted at the 2025 AGM on 6th May. We still have
Employee Pension Contributions Rates to rise
Civil Service Pensions Branch launched a Consultation Exercise on a possible increase in the Employee Contribution to the Civil Service
Meeting with Civil Service Pensions Branch
Meeting with Civil Service Pensions Branch The Annual Meeting between Civil Service Pensions Branch ( CSP ) & CSPA NI
Will Northern Irish pensioners also receive the winter fuel payment?
After the announcement by the Chancellor , last week , that the Government had decided to reinstate the Winter Fuel
