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Author: Tony Watts

Age UK: 3.4 million pensioners are struggling financially

New polling for Age UK shows that among the 3.4 million pensioners (28%) in Great Britain who said they were financially struggling, almost half (47%) 1.6 million said they’ve been struggling for three years or longer, pointing to more persistent financial hardship.

April 29, 2026
Lifetime inequalities “driving poor retirement outcomes” for many ordinary workers

Current pensions are failing to deliver satisfactory retirement outcomes for many people in disadvantaged groups, new research has found.

April 24, 2026
Almost 40,000 older private renters “pulled into poverty” by inadequate Local Housing Allowance rates

New research from Independent Age shows that 37,900 older private renters would be pulled out of poverty if Local Housing Allowance (LHA) matched actual rents.

April 22, 2026
Age UK: “Millions in midlife put off exercise for life by school PE lessons”

A new campaign from Age UK is calling on the nation to “Act Now, Age Better”

April 22, 2026
St Monica Trust completes The Chocolate Quarter

The St Monica Trust has officially opened Millstream, a new 44 apartment development offering independent living for older people at The Chocolate Quarter in Keynsham.

April 20, 2026
A decade of life and two of healthy life expectancy: how much living in the right areas of the UK now means

New data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released 15 April reveals stark gaps in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy between the richest and poorest in England and Wales.

April 18, 2026
New research reveals “widespread, normalised ageism” across London

Research conducted by Age UK London involving more than 1,300 older Londoners has revealed the scale, complexity, and emotional impact of ageism across the capital for the first time.

April 17, 2026
New £1.1 million creative programme launches to address loneliness in the West of England

Arts and culture are at the heart of a major new regional programme to reduce loneliness – with an ambition to help over 4,000 people to feel less isolated over the next two and a half years.

April 7, 2026
Online-only bookings are putting “Care on HOLD”

Loneliness prevention charity Re-engage launches report revealing impact of the rise of online-only GP booking systems on lonely and isolated older people.

April 7, 2026
London needs a new policy narrative for older people

As the capital’s average age increases, there is a lack of focus in London government on how to address and benefit from it, writes Tim Whitaker of Wise Age and the London Age Friendly Forum.

April 3, 2026

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