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Housing and Care – new good practice guide launched

A new accessible and practical resource supports councils with their local partners to plan for and deliver the range of housing and care options needed by older people and working age adults with care/support needs.

January 24, 2023
Access Denied: how digital-only council services exclude older Londoners who are offline

The campaigning charity Age UK London is warning that digital-only services will be excluding some of the most vulnerable older Londoners from vital financial support.

January 18, 2023
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?”

January 17, 2023
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.

January 17, 2023
Join a webinar on social isolation and loneliness

Join us to learn more about Social isolation and Loneliness, how it can affect people and why we can’t just give someone a leaflet about a coffee morning…

January 16, 2023
Could you be Ageing Without Children’s next Chair?

Ageing Without Children supports those who are ageing without children for whatever reason, and aims to influence health and social care policy to improve their lives.

January 10, 2023
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…

January 4, 2023
Number of later life renters set to grow and face financial precarity

The Centre for Ageing Better has voiced concerns about increasing numbers of people spending their later lives in unsafe and inaccessible rented homes and facing financial precarity. The past ten years have seen a sharp rise in the number of adults in middle age living in the private rented sector, new data from the English…

December 19, 2022
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

December 17, 2022
Alliance launches free guide to care fees planning

One of the key issues facing many older people and their families is how to fund their long-term care. A new Age Action Alliance “Basics of care fees planning guide” aims to help you make an informed decision. By Tony Watts OBE

December 15, 2022

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