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A Festival of Ideas at the virtual Housing LIN Summit 2023
Anyone interested in the later life housing sector will want to log onto “The Housing LIN Summit 2023 – A Festival of Ideas” which takes place from 27 February through to 3 March, and brings together leading figures from across the housing, health, social care and technology industries.
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Warning that accelerating retirement age will impoverish millions in later life
With 3.5 million 50 to 64-year olds are out of the workforce, many in poor health and with few savings, Age UK is warning that any Government decision to accelerate the rise in Pension Age will condemn millions to a miserable and impoverished run up to retirement – and often beyond too.
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What do workers want? A pension and good advice
If employers want to solve their recruitment crisis, then they should be looking hard at the pension they are offering – and the advice they are providing for their staff’s retirement finances. That’s the biggest takeaway from a new survey of HR professionals by AAA members Punter Southall Aspire.
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ILC-UK calls on Government to “level the playing field on health”
People living in England’s most deprived places live, on average, 19 fewer years in good health than those in the least deprived places, and ILC UK has now called on the Government to commit to additional spending which “would level the playing field”.
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Parliamentary report calls for reforms to help older people “rightsize” their homes
“’Right-sizing’ to a more accessible, manageable, energy-efficient home may be the perfect answer for a lot of us in older age,” writes Lord Best in a new report. “But what if you cannot afford to buy outright, yet have little chance of getting a rented apartment from a social housing provider?”
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Charities call on Chancellor to introduce discounted energy bills for low-income households
New research by Age UK reveals strong support for a social energy tariff amongst the over-60s, with 71 per cent – increasing to 76 per cent of those with a disability – agreeing that a social energy tariff should be available for those who need it most.
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“Older workers hold key” for UK firms experiencing worker shortages
Kim Chaplain says older workers can play a key role in growing the economy and filling in labour and skills shortages… but too many are leaving the workforce when they still have so much to offer.
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Jokey birthday cards: ageist or just friendly banter?
We want your views: do you buy cards which joke about ageing… and how do you feel about receiving them? By Dave Martin of AAA members Canopy.
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Might sending ageist birthday cards make people lonely?
Jessica Duffy, Good Practice Mentor at Leeds Older People’s Forum invites you to join an online discussion this January on why we need to “wise up to ageism” to prevent redundancy, isolation and loneliness Ageist birthday cards are one of the acceptable faces of ageism in society today, even though they can be hurtful if…
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Are YOU in control of your flight path to retirement?
Appropriately for the festive season, writes Tony Watts OBE, the media recently has been well and truly stuffed with coverage of the Government’s plans to encourage workers to delay their retirement and/or actually “unretire”.
