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Older People’s Experiences of Renting Privately - Jan 10 (PDF)

there was not always a great deal of certainty about when the respondents realised that they were in fact regulated tenants and what that might mean. Jim in London recalled that, at the time the new regulation ... had actively chosen to rent in preference to other possible options, or whether the decision had in fact reflected the inability to fulfil other preferences, and, in particular, a desire to secure a social

Only the tip of the iceberg: Fraud against older people - Apr 15 (PDF)

a useful indicator but is likely to be a significant under-estimate due to underreporting and the fact that it may not include every type of fraud. Recent research by Age UK found that 53 per cent of ... in our society, coupled with the new access to large saving pots under the pension reforms and the fact that more older people are going online, means that tackling every type of scam has to be a priority

FS49 LP Social Fund Advances of Benefit and Local Welfare Provision.pdf

Page 1 of 22 Factsheet 49 Social Fund, Advances of Benefit and Local Welfare Provision July 2025 About this factsheet The Social Fund is a scheme to help people with expenses that are difficult to meet from a low income and includes: ⚫ Winter Fuel Payments ⚫ Cold Weather Payments ⚫ Funeral Expenses Payments Advances of Benefit are loans requiring repayment and include: ⚫ Short-term advances ⚫

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

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 line are losing the payment due ... application will ultimately be unsuccessful. The increase in average clearance time reflects the fact that the benefits system was never designed to cope with such an upsurge in demand, something the

FS89 LP Homelessness.pdf

What information you need 27 4.2 Additional support 28 5 Local authority duties to help 29 5.1 Will I get help? 29 5.2 What help exactly? 33 5.3 Do I have to do anything? 35 5.3.1 ‘Deliberate and unreasonable’ ... whether you became homeless intentionally, for example you became homeless a few years ago and the facts of your case are unclear, the local authority should give you the benefit of the doubt. There can

Weekly Residential Care Costs infographic

CRS_July15_Older_peoples_independence_mental_wellbeing.pdf

more effectively in the future, and as a response to some of the research gaps around loneliness. 10 29 Local Age UKs are independent charities, which form part of the Age UK network. As such, ‘local Age

RB_Feb17_Wellbeing_factors_used_in_model.pdf

Wellbeing factors found in USoc and how used in our model (or not) Wellbeing indicators from research lit Age UK Wellbeing Index Indicator More on how used or not, why Usoc variables used (Or how else used in the model) Engagement with arts and culture (not membership, but going to and frequency) Creative and cultural participation b_arts1freq, b_arts2freq, b_libfreq,

Len Goodman's Christmas apple tart.pdf

Christmas apple tart l 1 sheet of puff pastry l 1 peeled and cored tart apple thinly sliced, such as a Granny Smith l 25g melted butter l 1 tablespoon of sugar 1. Roll the sheet of pastry thinly out and