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Too old to get travel insurance? Think again!
Many older people can be put off travelling abroad because they feel that it’s too hard to get travel insurance, especially if they have pre-existing medical conditions… but that doesn’t have to be the case.
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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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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”.
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Older people sacrifice essentials to buy for others this Christmas
An Independent Age survey shows that many older people are facing a bleak run up to Christmas as they cut back on essentials like food and heating to ensure they can buy presents for loved ones
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Will I have to pay for my long-term care?
Many of us will eventually need, or choose, to move into a residential care setting. But who will pay the bill? Care fees expert Heledd Wyn sets out your rights.
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What is retirement anyway?
Paul Gutherson of NDTi asks: what if we stopped thinking in terms of “work” and “retirement” or in terms of “work” and “leisure”, of “jobs” and “hobbies” and reframed the narrative being imposed upon us?
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Is expecting older people to downsize really such a good move?
On a regular basis the cry goes up: “Older people should downsize to free up their houses for younger families.” However, it’s not quite as straightforward as it’s made out to be.
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Reaching out in Gloucestershire to get older people’s voices heard
Representation of older people nationally, regionally and locally has become increasingly difficult in recent years as forums have been starved of support and Covid has discouraged meetings. Here is how one county is looking to fill that void. By Matt Fellows, CEO Age UK Gloucestershire There are some 150,000 older people across Gloucestershire – but…
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Unfilled job vacancies – are the over ‘50s the only answer?
Paul Gutherson of NDTi has been doing a little bit of digging around to try and get underneath the headlines screaming at us that there are approximately 1.3 million unfilled job vacancies… and that this is all down to people over the age of 50 rushing to retire. Get the “economically inactive over 50s” back…
