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  1. Insights_Report-Community_Energy_Programme_Evaluation_Findings.pdf

    it is believed to be the main reason behind increases in respiratory and circulatory diseases in winter. Older people are more likely to suffer from cold weather and in addition to affecting their health ... volunteers and external organisations who are likely to have contact with older people that may benefit most from energy-related support. Energy Advisers are not an income generating asset and consideration

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

    older people are managing during the first winter after Winter Fuel Payment reform February 2025 Overview Since the Government announced major changes to the Winter Fuel Payment (WFP) in July 2024, Age UK ... Government to introduce support measures so that older people can afford to stay warm both now and in winters to come. Since January 2023 we have gauged older people’s experiences of and attitudes towards the

  3. Financial Entitlements (Dec 2021).pdf

    State Pensions, Poverty and Financial Disadvantage, and Employment December 2021 The benefit and entitlement systems should ensure an adequate income for people in retirement and for younger ... younger people who are unable to work for reasons such as disability or caring responsibilities. Benefits designed to boost income for those in work should ensure that work pays. Introduction In addition to

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

    Note: Age UK's Equality Impact Assessment of the Government's decision to means-test Winter Fuel Payments from the winter of 2024-25 September 2024 Author: Vinal K Karania, Senior Research Manager Page ... data available to set out Age UK's estimate 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

  5. Age UK Parliamentary Briefing - Winter Fuel Payment November 2024.pdf

    Parliamentary Briefing: Winter Fuel Payment (WFP) November 2024 Overview The Government’s decision to means-test the Winter Fuel Payment (WFP) means around 2.5 million pensioners living in poverty ... Triple Lock, while vitally important, will not make up for the loss of the Winter Fuel Payment for most older people this winter. The result of WFP means-testing is that many older people who desperately

  6. 240119_fuel stress Winter 2023 (with & without social tariff) - methodology note (upload version).pdf

    Estimating the number of households in the UK that would not have experienced fuel stress during the winter of 2023-24 had an energy social tariff been in place January 2024 Age UK ... the figures showing how many households in the UK would not have experienced fuel stress during the winter of 202324 had our proposed energy social tariff been in place. These figures are also then presented

  7. Age UK - Select Committee submission, Preparing for the winter (DESNZ).pdf

    Submission Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee Inquiry: Preparing for the winter Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) Select Committee August 2023. Contact: roshni ... UK grid play in the high domestic prices of winter 202223? Britain’s electricity and gas networks faced significant supply and demand challenges over winter 2022/23. While innovative solutions like the

  8. 241120_Tackling loneliness among older people this Covid winter.pdf

    1 Tackling loneliness among older people this COVID winter Introduction "Covid has made me into a hermit afraid to go out and when I do I just want to get things done and get back home again to the ... people who suffer from loneliness for decades and we know from our experience that even in a good year winter is often a tough proposition. Dark nights and short days, plus bad weather, make it harder to get

  9. CRS_Feb16_Social_Security_Advisory_Committee_ response_on_changes_to_benefit_rules_for_temporary_absence_from_Great_Britain.pdf

    Response Age UK’s response to the Social Security Advisory Committee’s consultation on changes to benefit rules for temporary absence from Great Britain February 2016 ... Committee (SSAC) is consulting on draft regulations which will reduce the period of time that Housing Benefit and State Pension Credit can be paid when someone is temporarily out of Great Britain (GB). This

  10. A Coordinated Response to Winter Pressures - Working together to support older people through winter.pdf

    A Coordinated Response to Winter Pressures: Working together to support older people through winter. October 2023 Page | 2 Why focus on older people in winter? Many of the pressures experienced by the ... the health and care system each winter could be alleviated by coordinated action to anticipate the needs of older people. With better use of local data and a more collaborative approach, we could provide

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