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PCS has welcomed the chancellor’s announcement today that pensioners with income of £35,000 or below will receive the winter fuel payment, but we believe the government should go further.
On 22 May, the UK Government announced its position on public sector pay for 2025/26. In the UK civil service, the pay remit figure was set at 3.25%, with an extra 0.5% to deal with specific issues including low pay, giving a total remit of 3.75%.
“Price cap day” is the day when the energy regulator, Ofgem, announces the energy price cap for the following three months as it has done today. This sets the maximum amount energy suppliers can charge as standing charges and for each unit of energy.
The final morning of PCS conference heard motions on tackling violence against disabled people, hybrid working, rousing support for sacked Benton Park View reps and from guest speaker John McDonnell MP.
The Cabinet Office has today published its Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance for 2025 to 2026.