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  1. Energy Crisis Parliamentary Briefing - January 2022.pdf

    are living in fuel poverty. At Age UK, we are worried that soaring energy prices could leave millions more struggling to pay their bills. With the Energy Price Cap already at £1,277 for direct debit customers ... and many live in homes that are harder to heat. We have heard from thousands of older people about their concerns with paying their energy bills - many are already putting their health at risk by rationing

  2. Consultation response - A Decent Homes Standard in the Private Rented Sector Department of Levelling up Housing and Communities, April 2022.pdf

    Consultation Response A Decent Homes Standard in the Private Rented Sector: Consultation lisabel.miles@ageuk.org.uk All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or ... enforcement of a Decent Homes Standard in the private rented sector in England. Age UK consultation response Key points and recommendations: • Age UK welcomes extending the Decent Homes Standard to the private

  3. Energy Crisis Parliamentary Briefing - November 2021.pdf

    living in fuel poverty. With energy prices increasing, an estimated 150,000 will join them this winter. At Age UK, we know many older people will be choosing whether they can afford to eat or heat. Older people ... groups – they feel the cold more, often have health conditions made worse by the cold and many live in homes that are hard to heat. We are urging the Government to provide a £50 one-off payment to those eligible

  4. Energy Crisis Parliamentary Briefing - December 2021.pdf

    poverty. With energy prices increasing, tens of thousands more are likely to join them this winter. At Age UK, we know many older people will be choosing whether they can afford to eat or heat. Older people ... groups – they feel the cold more, often have health conditions made worse by the cold and many live in homes that are hard to heat. We are urging the Government to provide a £50 one-off payment to those eligible

  5. Parliamentary Briefing - Make Care Fair - January 2020.pdf

    care, over half of which resulted in no services at all or people being signposted elsewhere. In the last five years there has also been a £160 million cut in total public spending on older people’s social ... solution for social care, and made assurances that nobody needing care should be forced to sell their home to pay for it. Alongside this they promised an additional funding of £1 billion per year of the new

  6. Consultation response - Phasing out the installation of fossil fuel heating in homes off the gas grid, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.pdf

    Consultation Response Phasing out the installation of fossil fuel heating in homes off the gas grid. Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) January 2022 Contact: david.southgate@ageuk ... out the installation of fossil fuel heating systems in homes off the gas grid from 2026. Key points and recommendations • With 4 million homes in Great Britain without a gas network connection, and half

  7. Review submission - Review of Criterion C of the Decent Homes Standard Department of Levelling up Housing and Communities, June 2023.pdf

    Age UK’s written response Decent Homes Standard Review Criterion C lisabel.miles@ageuk.org.uk All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational ... following elements of criterion C of the Decent Homes Standard: • Removing multiple choice from essential facilities • Adding additional facilities: ventilation, home security, safety requirements, digital connectivity

  8. Modern_Methods_of_Construction_ Submission_to_Inquiry_February2019.pdf

    enjoy life and feel well; receive high quality health and care; are comfortable, safe and secure at home; and feel valued and able to participate ABOUT THE INQUIRY The Select Committee for Housing, Local ... This involves off-site construction of homes in factories using new technology to reduce costs and speed up the building process. Although factory built homes are not a new concept – advances in technology

  9. Consultation response - Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes, Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy.pdf

    Consultation Response Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy December 2020 Contact: joel.lewis@ageuk.org.uk All rights ... 2 About this consultation The government has committed to upgrade as many private rented sector homes as possible to Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Band C by 2030, where practical, cost-effective

  10. Consultation response - Raising Accessibility Standards for New Build Homes Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, December 2022.pdf

    Consultation Response Raising accessibility standards for new homes Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government December 2020 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this ... intention to consult on the accessibility of new homes. This consultation considers how to raise accessibility standards, recognising the importance of suitable homes for older and disabled people. In particular

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