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  1. RB_June15_The_Future_of_Transport_in_an_Ageing_Society.pdf

    Transport in an Ageing Society Executive Summary This project from ILC-UK and Age UK sets out the key transport challenges that are arising from the UK’s ageing population. Using analysis from the English ... the next five years have the potential to offer important improvements to transport services. Three key opportunities for improvement run throughout this report: opportunities presented by improvements in

  2. Older drivers Policy Position - December 2022.pdf

    Drivers (England) December 2022 Wherever they live, older people should be able to reach key services, friends and family at reasonable cost, in reasonable time and with reasonable ease. Driving ... important for many older and disabled people to allow them to get to shops and services and to remain mobile and independent. It has been extended to people with hidden disabilities, including people living

  3. Health Care and Cash _ Age UK.pdf

    the lives of older people in Red Wall England www.ageuk.org.uk/our-impact/politics-and-government/ 3 Key message number one: The NHS really matters Both life expectancy and healthy life expectancy are ... proportion of their life in poor health and managing disability. Indeed, while nationally 1 in 5 people aged over 65 report living with a severe disability, that rises to around 1 in 4 (or above) in almost

  4. Homecare report Age UK Homecare Association.pdf

    homecare workforce is having on older people, their carers and loved ones. It considers some of the key reasons why homecare providers are struggling more than ever before and calls on the Government to ... care’ as it’s sometimes called, is the term for care and support services provided to older and disabled people in their own homes, usually by care workers employed by a homecare agency. It is a lifeline

  5. RB_April15_Vulnerability_resilience_Improving_Later_Life.pdf

    ‘them’ it is about all of ‘us’ too. Caroline Abrahams Charity Director General, Age UK 5 What are the key aspects of vulnerability in later life? Even if we disregard the role of chance and accident, there ... individual’s education and working history • The health behaviour of the individual over the life-course Key findings What can be done to help build resilience in later life? The authors have many suggestions

  6. Cold at home polling briefing, Feb 2025.pdf

    the situation appears to have gotten worse for many people since last year. Below are some of the key findings from the recent polling. 1. Even more people than this time last year are worried about energy ... support for policy changes to help people stay warm, especially extending the Winter Fuel Payment to disabled people. We asked to what extent people agree or disagreed with various policy options. While there

  7. Health, care and cash: improving the lives of older people in Red Wall England

    the lives of older people in Red Wall England www.ageuk.org.uk/our-impact/politics-and-government/ 3 Key message number one: The NHS really matters Both life expectancy and healthy life expectancy are ... proportion of their life in poor health and managing disability. Indeed, while nationally 1 in 5 people aged over 65 report living with a severe disability, that rises to around 1 in 4 (or above) in almost

  8. Care in Crisis - Supporter pack (PDF)

    What was the impact? How could have things been improved? What would have made things better? • The key ask: ask your MP to write to the Treasury asking for immediate funding for social care in the Autumn ... and others) campaigning for a properly funded care system alongside the millions of older people, disabled people and their carers who need decent care. What's the issue? Currently 1.4 million people don’t

  9. Policy position: dignity in health and social care (PDF)

    older people using health and care services must be treated and cared for with dignity and respect. Key Issues In England, approximately 405,000 people aged over 65 are living in almost 18,000 care homes ... funding, saying the current situation “is compromising the dignity, health and wellbeing of older and disabled people”6 These examples came three years after Age UK joined together with the Local Government

  10. Age UK Parliamentary Briefing - Closing the fuel poverty gap (Sept 2025).pdf

    ago, and are set to stay painfully high. ● Millions of people on low incomes, older people and disabled people cannot afford the energy they need to live healthily. ● Estimates in England suggest that ... households lose out on this support. 88% (2.2 million) of those fuel-poor households contain older or disabled people. ● Nearly three quarters (72%) of households spending more than 10% of their income after

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