Stephen Hammersley
Stephen Hammersley is the chief executive of Pilgrims’ Friend Society. Stephen began his career as a mathematician and worked in the banking industry for 17 years. In 2000 he was appointed a director of Tearfund, with responsibility for its use of business as a tool of development, before his move to UK Community Foundations in 2005. Stephen has enjoyed the company of older people from his student days when he was part of a team that led worship in a care home and visited those who were housebound.
OpinionThe loss of winter fuel payments is bad news, but it need not spell disaster
Millions of pensioners will lose winter fuel payments, following Labour’s decision to means test it. The Church now has a unique opportunity to alleviate the challenges facing older people in our communities, says Pilgrims’ Friend Society CEO Stephen Hammersley
OpinionDear Labour, older people must be protected, not used to plug your financial black hole
The chief executive of Christian charity, Pilgrims’ Friend Society, is warning Labour’s policies will make the adult social care crisis worse. Instead, we should apply biblical principles to the funding gap, he says
