News archive
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New scheme to help older workers in the West Midlands bounce back from redundancy
The Centre for Ageing Better is developing a new redundancy support service to help older workers aged between 50 and 64 find fulfilling employment.
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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.
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National Care Forum calls on the Government to ring-fence funding for adult social care
The National Care Forum (NCF) is calling on the Government to move away from short term emergency care funding and commit to a longer-term and co-designed funded strategy, with greater focus on community and prevention services.
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Forced pre-payment meters leading to vulnerable older people “self-disconnecting”
Age UK has called for pre-payment meter amnesty with research showing that over half a million older households – one in four of ALL pre-payment meter customers – are now dependent on this pricier, pay-as-you-go form of energy.
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Don’t panic! Under-siege DWP extends deadline to give State Pensions a boost
If you’ve found yourself doing a Blondie impression recently, and hanging on the telephone for hours trying to boost your future State Pension, you can relax (for now, anyway).
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Older people dying before they get the social care they need
New analysis by Age UK has found that, on average, 79 older people died every day in England in 2021/22 while waiting for care.
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Free practical help for families and carers who worry about ageing relatives
A new free resource is now available from AAA members Age Space following research that has highlighted just how much time families and carers spend worrying about their elderly relatives.
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How much of over-50s unemployment is down to the ageist attitudes of employers and recruitment agencies?
There are now 3.6 million 50-64 year olds not in work… a figure that is 300,000 higher than before the pandemic. But at least 500,000 want and need to work but cannot find a job.
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Lives at risk because of the dilapidated state of older people’s housing
Older people in Wales are facing a housing crisis: Care & Repair Cymru’s new report looks at the challenges, causes and solutions to a threat targeting our oldest homeowners.
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“Not enough to live on”: new report reveals stark reality of pensioner poverty in Scotland
The stark reality of living in poverty in later life in Scotland has been revealed, with a new report from Independent Age that details how older people are going without essentials including food and heating.
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Housing to span the generations
Could the reimagining of a concept that goes back over a thousand years provide part of the solution to the severe housing and care problems facing Britain’s ageing population? AAA member Bob Durie OBE, having spent a lifetime in property, is looking to help pilot a new intergenerational housing project that he believes will do…
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Act now to avoid another NHS catastrophe, warns Age UK
“The crisis in the NHS is largely a crisis in older people’s preventive care, and if we’re to avoid another catastrophic winter in nine months’ time we need to act now to fix it,” warns Age UK