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Pensioners
A pensioner is a person who receives a pension, most commonly because of retirement from the workforce. This is a term typically used in the United Kingdom (along with OAP, initialism of old-age pensioner), Ireland and Australia where someone of pensionable age may also be referred to as an 'old age pensioner'. In the United States, the term retiree is more common, and in New Zealand, the term superannuitant is commonly used. In many countries, increasing life expectancy has led to an expansion of the numbers of pensioners, and they are a growing political force. Political parties * 50Plus in the Netherlands * Dor, the Israeli Pensioners' Party * National Party of Retirees and Pensioners in Poland * Party of United Pensioners of Serbia * Pensioners' Party * Norwegian Pensioners Party * Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party * Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party Other uses * In the University of Cambridge, a pensioner is a student who is not a scholar or sizar and who pays fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelsea Pensioner
A Chelsea Pensioner, or In-Pensioner, is a resident at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, a retirement home and nursing home for former members of the British Army located in Chelsea, London. The Royal Hospital Chelsea is home to 300 retired British soldiers, male and female (the latter since 2009), and is located on Royal Hospital Road. Historically, the term "Chelsea Pensioner" applied more widely, referring to both In-Pensioners and Out-Pensioners who live elsewhere. In- and Out-Pensioners The Royal Hospital was founded by King Charles II in 1682 as a retreat for veterans.Guidebook, p. 3 The provision of a hostel rather than the payment of pensions was inspired by Les Invalides in Paris. During the reign of King William III and Queen Mary II, the Royal Hospital was still under construction so they introduced a system for distribution of army pensions in 1689. The pension was to be made available to all former soldiers who had been injured in service, or who had served for more than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
50Plus
50PLUS (; abbreviated 50+) is a political party in the Netherlands that advocates pensioners' interests. The party was founded in 2009 by Maurice Koopman, Alexander Münninghoff, and Jan Nagel. Henk Krol served as the party's leader from 2016 to 2020. The party first participated in the 2011 provincial elections, in which it won nine seats. It currently holds sixteen seats in the provincial councils and two seats in the Senate. On 6 May 2021, Liane den Haan, the party's leader and sole representative in the House of Representatives, left 50PLUS following an internal dispute. History 2009-2011 The party was founded under the name ''Onafhankelijke Ouderen en Kinderen Unie'' (Independent Elderly and Children Union) in 2009, succeeding the ''Partij voor Rechtvaardigheid, Daadkracht en Vooruitgang'' (Party for Justice, Vigour and Progress). It was an initiative of Maurice Koopman, Alexander Münninghoff and Jan Nagel. The party decided not to enter elections for the House of Repr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gil (political Party)
Dor ( he, דור בונה הארץ, lit. ''Generation who Built the Land'', formerly known as Gil (lit. ''Age'', an acronym for ''Gimla'ey Yisrael LaKnesset'' (Hebrew: גימלאי ישראל לכנסת), lit. ''Pensioners of Israel to the Knesset'') is a center political party in Israel and was part of the governing coalition in the seventeenth Knesset. In the 2009 elections, Gil did not receive sufficient votes for representation in the Knesset. In preparation for the 2013 elections, the party was renamed Dor. Background The party has been in existence in some form since the 1990s. It ran in the 1996 elections under the name Pensioners of Israel ( he, גימלאי ישראל, ''Gimla'ey Israel''), led by former Labor MK Nava Arad and including modern-day Gil MK Moshe Sharoni on its list. However, the party failed to cross the electoral threshold and did not win a seat. It did not contest the 1999 or January 2003 elections, though an unrelated party, ''Power for Pensioner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pensioners' Party (Italy)
The Pensioners' Party (''Partito Pensionati'', PP) is a centrist Italian political party, whose aim is to represent the interests of pensioners. History The Pensioners' Party was founded in 1987 in Milan, and its current leader is Carlo Fatuzzo. In the 2004 European Parliament election, it gained 1.1% of the national vote and elected its leader to the European Parliament, where he sits in the European People's Party–European Democrats group. On 4 February 2006, the party joined The Union, the centre-left coalition led by Romano Prodi, and was decisive in the result of the 2006 general election (the PP scored 0.9% and the centre-left won by a 0.1% margin), but soon after the election the alliance with the centre-left turned cold and tense. In the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani (Forza Italia, Vice President of the European People's Party), tried successfully to convince Fatuzzo to return to the centre-right coalition. Finally, on 20 November 2006, Carlo Fatuzzo, in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commoner (academia)
A commoner is a student at certain universities in the British Isles who historically pays for his own tuition and commons, typically contrasted with scholars and exhibitioners, who were given financial emoluments towards their fees. Cambridge Commoners were also known as pensioners at the University of Cambridge. Pensioners paid for their own tuition and commons. A fellow‑commoner was a rank of student above pensioners but below noblemen. They paid double the tuition fee and enjoyed more privileges than pensioners, such as commoning with fellows. As fellow‑commoners had considerable wealth, they were ineligible for scholarships and paid fellowships at some colleges. Fellow‑commoners who wore a hat instead of a velvet cap were known as hat fellow‑commoners. They were often sons of nobility but not the eldest, who enjoyed the rank of "noblemen". Today, a fellow‑commoner at Cambridge is one who enjoys access to the senior common room without a fellowship. Trinity Colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pensioners Party (Norway)
The Pensioners' Party ( no, Pensjonistpartiet) is a political party in Norway without parliamentary representation. It was founded in 1985 to work for the interests of pensioner A pensioner is a person who receives a pension, most commonly because of retirement from the workforce. This is a term typically used in the United Kingdom (along with OAP, initialism of old-age pensioner), Ireland and Australia where someone of p ...s, and the party mainly focuses on issues related to health care, taxes and pensioners' issues. The party has never been elected to parliament, although former MP Arne Haukvik, who was elected on the Centre Party (Sp) list in 1993, joined the party prior to the 1997 election after he was not renominated by the Sp. The party has representatives in the local councils of some cities and county assemblies. Electoral results References Political parties in Norway Pensioners' parties Political parties established in 1985 1985 establishments i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pension
A pension (, from Latin ''pensiō'', "payment") is a fund into which a sum of money is added during an employee's employment years and from which payments are drawn to support the person's retirement from work in the form of periodic payments. A pension may be a "defined benefit plan", where a fixed sum is paid regularly to a person, or a "defined contribution plan", under which a fixed sum is invested that then becomes available at retirement age. Pensions should not be confused with severance pay; the former is usually paid in regular amounts for life after retirement, while the latter is typically paid as a fixed amount after involuntary termination of employment before retirement. The terms "retirement plan" and "superannuation" tend to refer to a pension granted upon retirement of the individual. Retirement plans may be set up by employers, insurance companies, the government, or other institutions such as employer associations or trade unions. Called ''retirement plans' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sizar
At Trinity College, Dublin and the University of Cambridge, a sizar is an undergraduate who receives some form of assistance such as meals, lower fees or lodging during his or her period of study, in some cases in return for doing a defined job. Etymology The word is thought to derive from the "sizes" or "sizings" (in turn a shortened form of "assize"), which were the specified portions of food and drink made available at a fixed price at the college. One of the sizar's duties was, historically, to fetch the "sizes" for his colleagues. History University of Cambridge At Cambridge, a sizar was originally an undergraduate student who financed his studies by undertaking more or less menial tasks within his college but, as time went on, was increasingly likely to receive small grants from the college. Certain colleges, including St John's and Trinity, distinguished between two categories of sizar: there were specific endowments for specific numbers of sizars who were called "p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elderly Care
Elderly care, or simply eldercare (also known in parts of the English-speaking world as aged care), serves the needs and requirements of senior citizens. It encompasses assisted living, adult daycare, long-term care, nursing homes (often called residential care), hospice care, and home care. Elderly care emphasizes the social and personal requirements of senior citizens who wish to age with dignity while needing assistance with daily activities and with healthcare. Much elderly care is unpaid. Elderly care includes a broad range of practices and institutions, as there is a wide variety of elderly care needs and cultural perspectives on the elderly throughout the world. Cultural and geographic differences The form of care provided for older adults varies greatly by country and even region, and is changing rapidly. Older people worldwide consume the most health spending of any age group. There is also an increasingly large proportion of older people worldwide, especially in devel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Pensioner
A political pensioner enjoys a pension awarded due to his or political career or significance. UK domestic politicians By the Political Offices Pension Act 1869, pensions were instituted for those who had held political office. For the purposes of the act, political offices were divided into three classes: # those with a yearly salary of not less than £5,000; # those with a salary of less than £5,000 and not less than £2,000; # those with a salary of less than £2,000 and more than £1,000. For service in these offices there may be awarded pensions for life in the following scale: # a first class pension not exceeding £2,000 a year, in respect of not less than four years service or its equivalent, in an office of the first class; # a second class pension not exceeding £1,200, in respect of service of not less than six years or its equivalent, in an office of the second class; # a third class pension not exceeding £800 a year, in respect of service of not less than te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Surfer (internet User)
Silver surfer refers to the population of individuals over the age of 50 who utilize the internet on a consistent basis. History Silversurfers is the term widely used in the UK, Australia and some other English speaking countries to describe people who are aged over 50 and who use the internet on a frequent basis. The number of older users has increased dramatically over the past several years due to their being more accustomed to the technology. It has been determined that this age group uses the internet on average four hours more per month than the age group 18–24, and spend a majority of their time using search engines and online shopping sites. Other sources indicate that this growing trend among the older population is due to the increase in use of social networking sites to stay in touch with family members or close friends that live far away. Studies point to Skype, Facebook, email, and instant messaging are all highlighted as commonly used, mainly because the means for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Party Of Retirees And Pensioners
National Party of Retirees and Pensioners ( pl, Krajowa Partia Emerytów i Rencistów, KPEiR) is a minor political party in Poland. The main goal of KPEiR is protecting retired seniors, pensioners and trust-busting. The current leader (Prezes, President in English language, English) is former Sejm Member Tomasz Mamiński. KPEiR was founded in 1994. However, party lost 1997 Polish parliamentary election, the parliamentary election in 1997 winning just 284 826 votes (2.18%) and no seat in Sejm and Polish Senate, Senate. During municipal elections of 1998 KPEiR, allied with Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), Polish People's Party (PSL) and Labor Union (Poland), Labor Union (UP) won some seats. During the 2001 Polish parliamentary election, 2001 parliamentary election KPEiR run in coalition with SLD, UP and Democratic Party (Poland), Democratic Party. Coalition won the election in landslide and SLD/UP formed government together with PSL. Tomasz Mamiński, party leader, had won a Sejm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
