Page 1 of 20 Factsheet 2 Buying retirement housing November 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet explains options and issues to consider if you are thinking about buying retirement housing. This ... in the Useful organisations section. Age UK factsheet 2 November 2025 Buying retirement housing Page 2 of 20 Contents 1 Recent developments 3 2 Introduction 3 3 Scheme management 4 4 Scheme manager service
funeral costs 19 Dealing with the estate 22 Sorting out the will 22 Inheritance Tax 24 Tax changes 25 Financial help 26 Useful organisations. 29 4 What this guide is about When someone dies, there are ... about it – or you might not be ready yet – but if you do, there are details of these organisations on pages 29-34. There might also be community groups local to you that offer general bereavement support or
homelessness. Homelessness includes your home not being reasonable for you to stay in anymore (see page 2). • You’re eligible for assistance through your nationality and immigration status. British citizens ... If the council refuses to look into your case or give you emergency accommodation, contact Shelter (page 11), an advice agency such as a local Age UK, or a local law centre. Good to know. You’re considered
Annex 1 Oldham stakeholders interviewed ........................................................... 25 Annex 2 Data ..................................................................................... ... important for securing ‘buy in’ locally, which would help the longevity of the project in turn. 25 Annex 1 Oldham stakeholders interviewed We would like to thank the following people for giving their
Age UK evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee on budget and the NHS Long-Term Plan Ref: 1019 Date: 23/08/2019 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Charlotte Lynch Email:
authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (page 13) • isn’t restricted to recommending products from just 1 or 2 firms. The Equity Release Council (page 13) has a directory of financial advisers and ... and solicitors with equity release experience. Alternatively, MoneyHelper (page 14) has a directory of retirement advisers which you can use to find equity release specialists in your area. Retirement advisers
Policy Position Paper Mental Health (England) July 2019 Older people must have fair and equal access to the services, support and opportunity to maintain good mental wellbeing. Older people must have confidence that their mental health needs are fully recognised and supported and seen as equally important as their physical health needs. Over recent years there has been
Understanding life offline 13 5. Reactions to organising tasks online 24 6. Conclusions and recommendations 25 7. Appendix 28 3 1. Executive Summary • Evidence from this research shows that this audience ... daughter goes, ‘Aw mum you’re so cute.’ It makes me feel silly.” [Female, 55-65, DE, London] 25 o Those with no experience of the internet expressed a basic lack of IT knowledge such as not being
homes 21 The importance of human rights, equalities and safeguarding 24 Commissioning dignified care 25 Assessing needs 27 Listening to older people, their families, carers and advocates 28 Providing integrated ... final report is based on the knowledge of the commissioners themselves (please see the Appendix on page 38 for a list of Commission members), the many witnesses who gave written and oral evidence, and almost