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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.
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Lincolnshire project looking for focus group participants
The University of Lincoln is looking for older people to take part in a one-hour focus group to talk about the knowledge, skills, and qualities required to support physical activity engagement in older adults.
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“No end to the nightmare in sight”: Charities respond to Ofgem’s price cap announcement
Charities are expressing their concerns that – despite the reduction in average energy bills as from July – many pensioner households will face real hardship in the months ahead.
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Pension credit take up “a drop in the ocean”
Independent Age reacts to disappointing Pension Credit caseload statistics: “These numbers show that the government’s broad brush approach of awareness raising simply isn’t working fast enough.”
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Pressure grows on Scottish Government to establish an Older People’s Commissioner
Over 30 organisations, including AAA members Independent Age, Age UK Scotland, Ageing Without Children and The Civil Service Retirement Fellowship, have issued a Consensus Statement on an Older People’s Commissioner for Scotland.
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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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“Yes, it IS time to act,” says Social Care Future in response to ADASS report
Social Care Future has warmly welcomed the new report, ‘Time to Act – A Roadmap for Reforming Care and Support in England’ published by ADASS, which they believe “offers the right starting point for a practical and achievable plan to transform social care for future and current generations”.
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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…
