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Last updated: Jul 07 2020
2.6 million people in England aged over 50 are unable to get the help and support they need to live well.
Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director, reflects on the campaign to save free TV licences for the over-75s.
We need to make sure older people who experience domestic abuse are protected by the law.
For over a million of the oldest people in our country, TV is their main form of company. That’s under threat.
The Government must act to keep EU care staff coming to work in the UK for older people who rely on them.
As the State fails to fulfil its social care duties, women often pay the price.