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Age UK Parliamentary Briefing - How is the cost of living affecting older people in 2026 (April 2026).pdf

affecting older people in 2026? April 2026 Overview New research by Age UK has found that millions of pensioners are still struggling with the cost of living and unable to afford the most basic essentials – even ... commonplace, with potentially damaging knock-on effects on people’s health and wellbeing. Too many pensioners on low or modest incomes aren’t getting the support they need, with low levels of awareness of

Age UK - The Cost of Cold - Non-MP Version.pdf

Age UK Parliamentary Briefing- Winter Fuel Payment (December 2024).pdf

many older people. The decision means 2.5m pensioners living in poverty or just above the poverty line1 are losing their WFP. In fact, 82% of all pensioners living in poverty or just above the poverty ... estimate of 50,000 pensioners pushed into poverty On 19 November 2024, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions revealed Government estimates that an additional 50,000 pensioners would be pushed into

Age UK's Equality Impact Assessment of the Government's decision to means-test Winter Fuel Payments.pdf

of the impact of the Government's decision to means-test Winter Fuel Payment on the 2.5 million pensioners living in poverty or just above the poverty line in the UK, by reference to certain personal characteristics ... Payment form the winter of 2024-25, before presenting our estimates of the proportion and number of pensioners living in or just above the poverty line that will no longer receive Winter Fuel Payments by age

Policy and research update (April 2019) (PDF)

figures show that there are 2 million pensioners living in poverty and nearly a million (930,000) say they would not be able to afford an unexpected bill of £200. In order to find out more about the realities ... is exceeding its intended outcomes for older people. Consultation Responses We responded to two pensions consultations this month, including the Financial Conduct Authority’s proposals for ‘Investment

Briefing: the Winter Fuel Payment - Apr 15 (PDF)

today? The WFP is a one-off annual payment that provides help with the cost of energy bills for pensioner households. It is currently a UK payment but responsibility for the payment in Scotland is expected ... to be devolved to the Scottish Government.  It is paid to people who have reached women’s state pension age in the qualifying week which is the third week in Septemberi.  For winter 2014/15 payments

Age UK Parliamentary Briefing- Winter Fuel Payments July 2024.pdf

(WFP) – one-off payments of between £100-300 to help eligible pensioner households with fuel costs. Going forward, only those receiving Pension Credit and other eligible benefits will receive the WFP. The ... save £1.4bn in 2024-25 and £1.5bn in 2025-26. The change to WFP eligibility will mean millions of pensioners who badly need the money to stay warm this winter will not receive it. Age UK’s Position We strongly

2024_Oct_Consequences of the freeze in the Income Tax Allowance on State Pension amounts_v1 [final].pdf

State Pension amounts October 2024 Author: Vinal K Karania, Senior Research Manager Page 2 of 13 Introduction In 2010, the then Government announced the introduction of the State Pension triple ... triple lock, meaning that the State Pension would increase each April by the highest of inflation1, average earnings2 or 2.5%. The current Government announced in their manifesto3 that they “will retain the

Waiting for an age - The real impact of raising the State Pension Age, Report, January 2023.pdf

Waiting for an age The real impact of raising the State Pension age January 2023 Age UK 7th Floor, One America Square 17 Crosswall London EC3N 2LB T 0800 169 87 87 F 020 3033 1000 E policy@ageuk ... increases on the way. And the Government is currently reviewing State Pension age again so could make further changes. Debates about State Pension age sometimes focus on the numbers – how many people are affected

Changes to work and income around state pension age: analysis of the English longitudinal study of ageing - Dec 13 (PDF)

  Changes to work and income around state pension age Analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing Authors: Jenny Chanfreau, Matt Barnes and Carl Cullinane Date: December 2013 Prepared for: ... Social Research | Changes to work and income around state pension age 1 Many people retire from paid work as they approach or reach state pension age. This pivotal event can have a major impact on household