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Charities and older people unite to call for better representation across government-policy making
A group of over 70 charities and older people’s representative bodies has made a united call for a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing in England.
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Calling all innovators in personal mobility solutions for an ageing population
Up to £70,000 of funding is available for an inspirational, life-enhancing idea, prototype, or plan to reimagine how personal mobility options in the UK can better support a rapidly ageing population.
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Research reveals enormous toll of cost of living crisis on older people’s mental health and wellbeing
Age UK has launched a new campaign called “Know What To Do” following research which reveals that, in January, 60% of older people were worried about being able to heat their homes when they wanted to, and 45% were worried about affording other essentials such as food.
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Toolkit launched to help increase Pension Credit uptake
Independent Age has launched a toolkit sharing “Good practice examples and principles” aimed at helping boost Pension Credit take up at a local level.
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Would being “a senior helping other seniors” get YOU back to work?
The Chancellor is hoping to tempt over 50s back to work. He’d do well to understand what conditions this group of workers require, says Sally Wilse of AAA members Seniors Helping Seniors.
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Charities and housing providers respond to Budget
This was, we were told, a Budget aimed at achieving growth and getting older people back to work. Will it succeed? And, as well as what was IN the Budget, what was left out? The votes are in from AAA members Age UK, Independent Age, Anchor Housing and The Centre for Ageing Better.
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Is work no longer working?
New research by the International Longevity Centre, the UK’s leading think tank on the impact of longevity on society, highlights deep-seated inequalities in the UK’s changing labour market and the critical condition of the current economy.
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New scheme to help older workers in the West Midlands bounce back from redundancy
The Centre for Ageing Better is developing a new redundancy support service to help older workers aged between 50 and 64 find fulfilling employment.
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Call to protect volunteers from cost-of-living crisis
A coalition of major UK charities, led by the Community Transport Association, is calling on the Chancellor to protect employees and volunteers from the impact of the rising cost of motoring in his upcoming Spring Budget.
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National Care Forum calls on the Government to ring-fence funding for adult social care
The National Care Forum (NCF) is calling on the Government to move away from short term emergency care funding and commit to a longer-term and co-designed funded strategy, with greater focus on community and prevention services.
