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Author: Tony Watts

ADASS Survey Reaction: Prevention and a skilled workforce are key to the future of social care

Sam Monaghan, the CEO of MHA, sets out the key ways in which we can address the crisis in the social care system… including recognising, rewarding and retaining the people already working in it.

June 23, 2023
Report from older people’s forum lays bare the impact of Covid – and looks ahead to the “new normal”

“Nobody understands the needs of the elderly until they are old themselves. Believe me.”

June 23, 2023
1 in 7 aged over 65+ now reliant on loans and credit cards to make ends meet

New research from Independent Age has found that the cost-of-living crisis is causing many people over 65 to turn to loans and credit cards to make ends meet, as they keep their financial worries from their family.

June 22, 2023
High inflation means that the “Great Unretirement” may prove costly for some older workers

New Age UK research shows how the cost of living crisis is upending some people’s retirement plans and their prospects of a comfortable standard of living in the years to come.

June 19, 2023
Relief as government keeps NHS prescription charge upper age exemption at 60

The government has confirmed the prescription charge upper age exemption will remain at 60, citing cost of living pressures as a key reason behind the decision.

June 15, 2023
ILC recruiting for a Head of Programmes

The International Longevity Centre wants to recruit a Head of Programmes with excellent project management skills, strong analytical ability and good written skills. The successful candidate will have a passion for, and understanding of, public policy, as well as a desire to influence change.

June 15, 2023
Upcoming webinar explores the health and social benefits of homesharing

If you’d like to know more about the financial, wellbeing and intergenerational benefits of homesharing, then why not drop into a webinar being hosted by AAA members Two Generations on Tuesday July 11 2023 at 10:00 am.

June 14, 2023
Don’t suffer in silence – Pension Credit is here to help!

To mark Pension Credit Week of Action (12th- 16th June), national older people’s charity Independent Age is urging everyone in later life who is struggling financially to check if they are eligible for the entitlement.

June 14, 2023
Government extends NI top-up deadline to 2025

Taxpayers now have until 5 April 2025 to fill gaps in their National Insurance record from April 2006 that may increase their State Pension – an extension of nearly two years – the government announced today (12 June).

June 12, 2023
1.5 million older unpaid carers “under strain”

Age UK has highlighted the plight of unpaid older carers who shoulder an enormous amount of responsibility, often without the support they need and has called on Government to provide more support.

June 12, 2023

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