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
- Coronavirus: latest news and government advice
- Information about coronavirus
- Coronavirus advice for carers
- Living with long COVID
- Care home visiting: coronavirus guidance
- 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
- New treatments for coronavirus
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Money & legal
- Money & legal
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Benefits and Entitlements
- Benefits and Entitlements
- Attendance Allowance
- Benefit rates 2022-23
- 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
- TV licence concessions
- Universal Credit
- Warm Home Discount
- Council Tax rebate
- Winter Fuel Payment
- Debt and savings
- Income and tax
- End of life planning
- Legal issues
- Pensions advice
- Scams and fraud
- Consumer issues
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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
- Keep well this winter
- Relationships and family
- Worried about someone?
- Care & support
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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
- Age UK's digital instruction guides
- Discrimination and rights
- Education and training
- Looking for work
- Retirement
- Information guides and factsheets
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Services
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- Get involved
- Donate
- Fundraise
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Lottery and raffle
- Lottery and raffle
- Play the Age UK lottery
- Tuesday Treat Draw
- How every weekly lottery entry helps
- Are you a lottery winner?
- Player Zone
- Play the Age UK raffle
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Lottery and Raffle updates
- Lottery and Raffle updates
- How to claim lottery winnings
- What happens if you win the lottery?
- Who can you give your lottery winnings to?
- What’s the difference between a raffle and a lottery?
- What would you do if you won the lottery?
- How to play the lottery
- What is a lottery rollover?
- Spend or save: What would you do with £25,000?
- How likely are you to win the lottery?
- How can I raise money for charity?
- Has anyone won the lottery twice?
- Behind the scenes of the Age UK Lottery TV Advert
- Lucky charms and rituals from around the world
- Lottery and Raffle rules
- Volunteering
- Corporate partnerships
- Latest jobs with Age UK
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