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Enough is enough: A call for change in the Work Capability Assessment
“The WCA doesn’t need to be so punitive, complex or soul-destroying for sick and disabled people when it comes to benefits and work in the UK,” writes Lee Healey, Founder of Age Action Alliance members IncomeMax CIC, who has shared his response to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to the consultation on the Work Capability Assessment (WCA).
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AI-driven community facilitator “Squiboon” amongst Design Age Institute’s newest Award Winners
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Loneliness in later life: research project aims to help identify the causes
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Now even digital natives struggle to navigate as apps take over
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Uncounted is unseen: has the time come to collect more official data on ageing without children?
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New support “toolkit” for employers launched in bid to end age bias in recruitment
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Four million older people unable to move home because of the lack of suitable alternatives
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Nine out of 10 over 75s see care homes and nursing homes as “unaffordable”
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Call for action as shift to digital banking leaves older people feeling deserted
As more and more banks are being lost to the High Street, the Older People’s Advocacy Alliance (OPAAL) is calling for action to prevent the continuing exclusion of older people, writes Jude Atkinson, along with the provision of dedicated community spaces to help older people regain control of their finances.
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Government “failure” means 4 in 5 miss out Energy Bills support
New figures published by Age UK show that the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) Alternative Fund, designed to give a crucial £400 to households that receive their energy supply indirectly via a landlord, site owner, or other intermediary, has completely flopped, having failed to reach almost 4 in 5 of all those eligible.
