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  1. FCA Consultation Proposals for Financial Relief for Customers Affected by Coronavirus May 2020.pdf

    have understood how the product worked when they took it out, issues such as cognitive decline may mean that this is no longer the situation. Firms need to be particularly supportive of such customers, ... particularly challenging for older people who may not have access to electronic means of communication or whose complex requirements mean that they need to speak to their firm to receive appropriate help. Firms

  2. Age UK Parliamentary Briefing - Cost of Living, October 2023.pdf

    receiving it. The current £900 Cost of Living payments are currently linked to means tested benefits such as Pension Credit, meaning that significant numbers of those on the lowest incomes are missing out on ... Some are receiving help from Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction, but although these are means-tested benefits, they do not qualify people for the Cost of Living Payments. Age UK would like to

  3. ID205792 Winter Health Postcard 2025.pdf

    this winter 4. Wrap up and keep your home warm enough. As we get older, changes to our bodies can mean the cold affects our health more than it used to. 5. Get support if you’re struggling with your finances

  4. Digital Winter Postcard (Health Influencing).pdf

    health matters. Wrap up and keep your home warm enough. As we get older, changes to our bodies may mean the cold affects our health more than it used to. Get support if you’re struggling with your finances

  5. TV licences briefing.pdf

    The 5 reasons why means-testing the over-75s free TV licence means many of the poorest pensioners are certain to miss out On June 9th 2019 the BBC announced that from June 2020 they intend to make TV licences ... who can prove (‘self validate’) they are receiving Pension Credit. Pension Credit is the main means-tested benefit that exists to buoy up very low pensioner incomes. As a single person you have to be on

  6. Age UK's response - Consultation on ticket office closures (July 2023).pdf

    not use the internet.i And over half (52%) of people aged 65+ who do go online are ‘narrow users’ meaning they only carry out limited activities online.ii They might, for example, email and make video calls ... exclusion is higher among disabled people, meaning older disabled people are more likely to be offline than people of the same age who are not disabled. This can mean using any kind of technology to purchase

  7. RB_15_Age_Opportunity_Best_Practice_Guide_for_Recruiters.pdf

    for recruiters An ageing population, the end of forced retirement and a rising State Pension age, mean there is a growing number of over 50s in the jobs market. Using this talent pool will be crucial for ... transmitted in any material form either in whole or in part or by any electronic, mechanical or other means, without prior permission in writing from REC. Where the publication includes any third party copyright

  8. Policy Position - Health Inequalities (Sep 2024).pdf

    (2010) made it unlawful to discriminate, or treat someone unfairly, on the basis of their age. This means someone cannot be refused treatment or provided with less care because of their age alone. Despite ... socio-economic groups and minoritised ethnic communities, all with individual life trajectories that mean rarely will two people experience ageing in quite the same way. The diversity in this population is

  9. Technology_Together_Pilot_Evaluation-Presentation.pdf

    Together Pilot Evaluation 2 Aim of pilot:  Test YouthNet and Age UK collaboration effort  Stress test systems, processes and infrastructure  Test new intergenerational intervention model and targets

  10. Age UK cost of living submission for HMT equalities.pdf

    implement a fully funded social tariff by April 2024 at the latest that supports not just those on means tested benefits but everyone in or at risk of fuel poverty. This would make a huge difference to those ... Julyiii and with typical bills expected to linger around this £2,000 level until at least Marchiv, it means 2.6 million older households face yet another bleak winter ahead. In January almost a third (29%)

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