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Older people urged to act now to receive £301 cost of living payment
Time is fast running out for eligible older people to apply to receive £301 from the Government’s 2023/24 cost of living support package, says Independent Age, the national older person’s charity.
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“We need our banks,” say millions of the UK’s older population
With bank branches continuing to close all around the country, a new Age UK report reveals that four in 10 over 65s with a bank account do not manage their money online, while three in four account-holders aged 65+ want to carry out at least one transaction in a branch.
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Unclaimed Pension Credit “the equivalent of 454,000 average households’ energy bills”
On Thursday 27th April, national older people’s charity Independent Age delivered an overdue invoice for over £1.1bn to the government, to highlight the massive amount of Pension Credit that’s still going unclaimed.
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Low income pensioner households to receive £301 Cost of Living boost – but only if they have applied for Pension Credit
The vital need for low income pensioner households to apply for the benefits to which they are entitled is being highlighted by the Government’s announcements that over eight million households across the UK – including many pensioners – will receive a £301 Cost of Living Payment from the Government, with payments rolled out from 25…
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Future generations face a rocky retirement, concludes IFS report
A new report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies has laid bare a series of major challenges for the pensions industry – and for future generations of retirees. By Tony Watts OBE.
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Are you or your parents claiming your full entitlements?
With benefits and allowances increasing from 10 April, now is the ideal time to make sure you, or the people you care for, are claiming everything to which they are entitled.
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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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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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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.
