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  1. FS78 Safeguarding older people from abuse and neglect.pdf

    Factsheet 78 Safeguarding older people from abuse and neglect December 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet explains the law on safeguarding adults to help you decide what to do if you think an older person ... being abused or neglected, or may be at risk of abuse or neglect. Safeguarding means protecting people’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect. Whether you know the person through your

  2. Summary of findings from Age UK’s survey of disabled older people who receive Attendance Allowance - Sep 16 (PDF)

    disabled older people who receive Attendance Allowance September 2016 Introduction The Government is asking for views on transferring support currently provided to disabled older people through Attendance ... 1.23 million people age 65+ in England receive AA, so although the consultation says current recipients would be protected any change could have major implications for disabled older people who need support

  3. FS56 LP Benefits for people under State Pension age.pdf

    Page 1 of 28 Factsheet 56 Benefits for people under State Pension age April 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet has information about benefits for people under State Pension age. It includes information ... information about Universal Credit and how it affects people claiming other benefits and about disability and carers’ benefits. It explains how you can claim these benefits. From April 2026, State Pension

  4. The rights of older people (Feb 2025).pdf

    Committee – ‘The rights of older people’ February 2025 Overview We welcome the publication of the Women and Equalities Committee report into ‘The rights of older people’. Age UK’s Charity Director, Caroline ... highlights several important issues including the failure of equality law, the exclusion of older people from policy decisions (especially in digital services) and the lack of a cross-government strategy

  5. FS56 Benefits for people under State Pension age.pdf

    Page 1 of 22 Factsheet 56 Benefits for people under State Pension age April 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet has information about benefits for people under State Pension age. It includes information ... information about Universal Credit and how it affects people claiming other benefits and about disability and carers’ benefits. It explains how you can claim these benefits. From April 2026, State Pension

  6. 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 ... the safety of my home “i "Being scared of contact with people and the isolation at same time“ Age UK has helped older people who suffer from loneliness for decades and we know from our experience that even

  7. RB_July16_Older_people_and_internet_use_stats.pdf

    1 The Internet and Older People in the UK – Key Statistics July 2016 This note sets out some statistics and information about internet use and older people drawing on national surveys. Details ... many are still non-users. 4.2 million people aged 65+ have never used the internet. A quarter (26%) of people aged 65 to 74 and around three-fifths (61%) of people aged 75+ do not regularly use the internet

  8. RB_2018_Sept18_ Failing_Safety_Net_for_Older_People.pdf

    remains a long way from the reality for many older people. Instead, from what Age UK sees and hears, significant and growing numbers of older people are living precariously, trying to traverse a complex ... living with ill health and disability. The stories in this report show how easy it is for older people to ‘fall off the health and care radar’ or not get on it in the first place, so they only receive

  9. What next for generation R? - Dec 14 (PDF)

    What next for generation R? Provocation to AgeUK’s financial services commission Giselle Cory, Resolution Foundation Older people (here defined as 50 to 64 year olds) are seen as a lucky generation: ... standard of living in later life. The percentage of people actively contributing to a pension has fallen, and at present, over two-thirds of people in low and middle households have no pension or a frozen

  10. Older People’s Experiences of Renting Privately - Jan 10 (PDF)

    Older People’s Experiences of Renting Privately A report commissioned by Age Concern and Help the Aged Julie Rugg and Karen Croucher Acknowledgements Our particular thanks go to all those people living ... number of organisations in different parts of the UK that have helped us make contact with older people living in the private rented sector. We are grateful to them all as the project would not have been

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