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Lost data total nears 30 million records
News December 2007: HMRC follows its massive data November breach with the news that a data cartridge with details on 6,500 pensioners got lost in transit that September. In the last 12 months a series of data security lapses... [30 Sep 2008]
Does Money Protect Health Status? Evidence From South African Pensions
White Paper These elderly men and women generally live in large households, and this paper documents the effect of the pension on the pensioners, on other adult members of their households, and on the children who live with them. [03 Jul 2008]
PRO BTP Builds Virtual Contacts Centre With IBM and Avaya
White Paper PRO BTP supports 202,200 companies paying contributions, 1,494,000 employees and 1,859,000 pensioners and claimants in the fields of retirement, forecasting and health, insurance and savings, but also in terms of social... [31 May 2008]
HMRC lose 6,500 pensioners' details
News Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs has admitted losing the personal details of more than 6,500 people claiming pensions. The details were lost at an office of Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in Cardiff after a data cartridge went... [19 Dec 2007]
Photos: Britain's best-loved computer turns 50
Photo By now, Ernie was well-known in British households and pensioners visiting Blackpool would stop by for a look at the machine as it made draws. Alas, as Moore's Law took effect, Ernie shrank, and the Ernie theatre... [02 Nov 2006]
Five million benefits calls still unanswered
News The report says that the DWP's 55 different telephone numbers, including 11 for pensioners alone, is confusing and makes it harder to market the department's services. More than five million phone calls to benefits call... [01 Nov 2006]
Old folk cut off from vital online services
News Pensioners are being cut off from many critical online services and from other benefits offered by the internet because of a lack of education and a fear of using PCs. More than half (56 per cent) of people aged over 65... [05 Jul 2006]
Employers target pensioners to fill skills gaps
News UK businesses are actively targeting older workers to address recruitment difficulties and fill skills gaps, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's (CIPD) annual recruitment survey. [12 Jun 2006]
Leader: The cure for ageism in IT
Leader And so it is unsurprising that IT can't attract pensioners - it has so little respect for older workers, it's doesn't have a clue about what older people want. The UK is lagging far behind the US in terms of the number... [09 Mar 2006]
Leader: Government sums don't add up
Leader The Home Office, it turns out, lumps in crimes such as credit card theft and conmen trying to trick their way into pensioners' homes along with true identity theft. It seems the Home Office - the government department... [02 Feb 2006]
Cheat Sheet: Government IT strategy
Cheat Sheet To start the process off, the government says it will appoint directors for one citizen group (for example, pensioners), one policy group (such as 'offender management'), and one business group (farmers, for instance). [17 Nov 2005]
Make tech accessible to all, demands EC
News The European Commission has called upon the continent's governments to do more to make technology accessible to pensioners and those with disabilities. The EC has adopted a communication encouraging member states to make... [16 Sep 2005]
Anti-ID card campaign notches up 10,000 refuseniks
News The pledge has struck a chord with protestors from all walks of life, with doctors, priests and pensioners having already registered their discontent with the scheme. The NO2ID campaign group has signed up over 10,000... [20 Jul 2005]
ID Cards on Trial: Pensioners and priests to resist bill
News Pensioners, priests and doctors are among thousands of people who have signed a pledge to resist the introduction of ID cards in the UK despite the threat of heavy fines and imprisonment. The names of those that have... [04 Jul 2005]
Pay-as-you-drive road tax: Best of Reader Comments
News Perhaps not surprisingly, the government's plans have not been met with much approval from silicon.com readers for a variety of reasons ranging from it being another tax on motorists and Big Brother car tracking, to a fear it will lead... [10 Jun 2005]
