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Author: Tony Watts

Are you owed some of “Britain’s missing billions”?

Did you know that an estimated £89 billion is currently going unclaimed in some 28 million forgotten bank and savings accounts, premium bonds, pensions, insurance policies and Child Trust Funds? But how do you go about checking one of them is yours or a relative’s?

May 15, 2024
Do we need Commissioners for Older People and Ageing Well in England and Scotland?

Do politicians seriously believe that promising to keep the triple lock pension will address the concerns of older adults about access to and the need for social care, health, housing and public transport? By Mervyn Eastman and Shirley Ayres

May 15, 2024
Could AI play a role in tackling later life loneliness?

AI is already playing a big part in our lives, and the trajectory is only going upwards. So how can the technology improve the lives of older people – particularly those living alone?

May 14, 2024
“Listen to older voices” – poverty in later life is underestimated by the public

Almost half (49%) of the general public underestimate the scale of poverty in later life, according to new polling from financial hardship charity Independent Age.

May 10, 2024
Older people take their demand for a Commissioner to Downing Street

Campaigners have taken their calls for the creation of a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing in England to the heart of Westminster.

May 1, 2024
Transport emerges as key issue for older Londoners ahead of Mayoral Election

According to a new Age UK London poll of Londoners aged 50 and above, 50% of respondents identified transport issues as their primary concern and would like to see this as a focus for the new Mayor.

April 30, 2024
Care & Repair Cymru launches new “Older not Colder’” service

The charity has launched a Wales-wide service aimed at reducing the impact and severity of fuel poverty on older people.

April 30, 2024
Older people “at risk of being forced into residential care” due to adaptation delays

A new report from Age UK maintains that older people at risk of being forced into residential care due to massive delays in making adaptations to homes.

April 28, 2024
We are all paying the price for the nation’s poor and dangerous housing

Amongst all of the predictable hoo-ha around the PM’s call to end the culture of “sick note” Britain, it might well be forgotten that the poor state of our homes, plus crowded living conditions, is playing a key role in the rising tide of poor health in this country as well as startling levels of…

April 23, 2024
Is your workplace carer-friendly?

If not, it will almost certainly hurt your business, argues Deborah Stone of Mature Thinking. That’s because caring is increasingly becoming a part of people’s lives as our population continues to age and fewer and fewer qualify for support – and the nation’s growing army of informal carers are struggling to combine work and care.

April 23, 2024

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