Parliamentary Briefing Energy social tariff January 2023 Overview The increases in the energy price cap highlight how quickly an essential commodity such as energy can become unaffordable. We believe ... Government must invest in long-term solutions like an energy social tariff. New research by Age UK shows there is strong support for an energy social tariff among the over-60s, with 71% agreeing it should be
Parliamentary Briefing Social Care Reform June 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare the deep and systemic inadequacies of the current social care system and revealed the true extent of the impact ... organisations that have been calling for social care reform, and these calls have never been more urgent. The population is growing older and we need a model of social care that meets their needs now and for
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Ageing • Briefing Paper 4 • September 2014 www.southampton.ac.uk/ageing Satisfaction with social care services among South Asian and White British groups Rosalind Willis, Priya Khambhaita, Pathik ... Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups have generally reported lower levels of satisfaction with social care services when compared with White people (NHS Information Centre, 2012). It is vital to investigate
Evidence submission Age UK evidence to Skills for Care Adult Social Care Workforce Consultation April 2018 Consultation Reference Number: 1518 Joel.Lewis@ageuk.org.uk / Tom.gentry@ageuk ... Question 1a. Which of the below would have the most impact on increasing recruitment in the adult social care workforce? New routes to entry Specific return to practice scheme Career development
Committee and Communities and Local Government Committee joint inquiry on long term funding of adult social care March 2018 Consultation Reference Number: 1218 Joel.Lewis@ageuk.org.uk / Ruthe ... House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 1. The Current Social Care Climate Creating long-term sustainable health and social care systems is of ever greater importance with demand for both services
Committee and Communities and Local Government Committee joint inquiry on long term funding of adult social care March 2018 Consultation Reference Number: 1218 Joel.Lewis@ageuk.org.uk / Ruthe ... House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 1. The Current Social Care Climate Creating long-term sustainable health and social care systems is of ever greater importance with demand for both services
Page 1 of 18 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 ... organisations section. Age UK factsheet 49 July 2025 Social Fund, Advances of Benefit and Local Welfare Provision Page 2 of 18 Contents 1 What is the Social Fund? 3 1.1 Winter Fuel Payments 3 1.1.1 The amount
Loneliness and isolation 18 1.4.4 Caring responsibilities 18 2. Community-based treatment, care and support 20 2.1 Accessing treatment, care and support 21 2.1.1 Primary care 21 2.1.2 Adult social care 22 2 ... treatment, care and support 29 2.2.1 Adult social care 29 2.2.2 Mental health 31 2.3 Experiences of treatment, care and support 31 2.3.1 Primary care 31 2.3.2 Adult social care 33 2.4 Pinch points within community-based