Health, care and cash: improving the lives of older people in 'Red Wall' England
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the social policies that we think are likely to be most beneficial to older people living in the Red Wall.
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Information and advice
- Information and advice
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Coronavirus guidance
- Coronavirus guidance
- Information about coronavirus
- Lockdown extension: Coronavirus roadmap delayed
- Coronavirus advice for carers
- Top tips for looking after yourself as lockdown restrictions ease
- Getting back on your feet after lockdown
- Living with long COVID
- Care home visiting: coronavirus rules
- Coping with lockdown easing
- Four-tier coronavirus alert levels: Tier 1, 2, 3 and 4 rules explained
- Coronavirus Christmas rules explained
- Coronavirus vaccines explained
- Accessing health services
- Test and Trace
- Staying safe and well
- What can I do to help others?
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Money & legal
- Money & legal
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Benefits and Entitlements
- Benefits and Entitlements
- Attendance Allowance
- Benefit rates 2021-2022
- Benefits and accessing cash - coronavirus advice
- Benefits Calculator – what are you entitled to?
- Bereavement Support Payment
- Carer's Allowance
- Changes to couples benefits
- Changes to the benefit system
- Cold Weather Payment
- Council Tax Support
- Disability Living Allowance
- Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Free bus pass and transport concessions
- Free prescriptions for over 60s
- Housing Benefit
- Blue Badge
- How to challenge a benefit decision
- How to get help with urgent or one-off expenses
- How your benefits are means-tested
- Income Support
- Jobseeker's Allowance
- Pension Credit
- Personal Independence Payment
- Returning to the UK after living abroad
- Support for Mortgage Interest
- Transport concessions for disabled people
- TV licence concessions
- Universal Credit
- Warm Home Discount Scheme
- Winter Fuel Payment
- Debt and savings
- Income and tax
- End of life planning
- Legal issues
- Pensions advice
- Scams and fraud
- Census 2021
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Health & wellbeing
- Health & wellbeing
- Conditions and illnesses
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Health services
- Health services
- Dental services for older people
- 9 health tests that could save your life
- Getting the most from your medicines
- Getting help when feeling unwell
- NHS continuing healthcare
- Your hospital stay
- GP services for older people
- Leaving hospital
- Complaining about NHS services
- What standards you should expect from NHS services
- Being active
- Mind and body
- Loneliness
- Healthy eating
- Relationships and family
- Worried about someone?
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Care & support
- Care & support
- Finding and arranging social care
- Paying for care
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Help for carers looking after a loved one
- Help for carers looking after a loved one
- Carer's assessment
- Financial support for carers
- Advice for being a carer and working
- Caring for someone with dementia
- Looking after yourself as a carer
- Respite care: having a break from caring
- What to do when your caring role changes or ends
- Carer's checklist
- Housing options
- Problems with care
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Work & learning
- Work & learning
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Making the most of the internet
- Making the most of the internet
- Computer training courses
- Glossary of online terms
- Getting started on the internet
- Staying safe online
- Keeping in touch using a video call
- Making your device easier to use
- How to download apps
- Email essentials
- What's WhatsApp?
- Using social media
- Online banking, is it safe?
- How to transfer money and make payments
- Smart shopping online
- Online password security
- Discrimination and rights
- Education and training
- Looking for work
- Retirement
- Information guides and factsheets
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Services
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