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

    live in homes with, for example, baths that are difficult to get in and out of, no grab rails, steps up to the front door and steep, narrow staircases. This is unsafe, leads to unnecessary falls, restricted ... time. However, renovating homes without incorporating these features is a wasted opportunity, storing up costly problems for the future. The current Decent Homes standard encourages retrofit to include accessibility

  2. Policy and research update (January 2019) (PDF)

    TV licenses is gathering pace with almost 40,000 signatures. And as winter starts to bite, don’t forget to check out our new look winter wellbeing campaign. Ruthe Isden, Head of Health Influencing News Age ... productive in their field in later life, and advice on beating the January blues. The new Discover page can be found at www.ageuk.org.uk/discover Read more on discover > Highlights from 2018 1/24/2019 Policy

  3. Age UK Parliamentary Briefing - Winter Fuel Payment November 2024.pdf

    Parliamentary Briefing: Winter Fuel Payment (WFP) November 2024 Overview The Government’s decision to means-test the Winter Fuel Payment (WFP) means around 2.5 million pensioners living in poverty ... State Pension Triple Lock, while vitally important, will not make up for the loss of the Winter Fuel Payment for most older people this winter. The result of WFP means-testing is that many older people who

  4. Inquiry submission - Reforming the Private Rented Sector Levelling up Housing and Communities Committee, August 2022.pdf

    Inquiry Submission Reforming the Private Rented Sector Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee lisabel.miles@ageuk.org.uk All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this ... House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 About this inquiry This inquiry by the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee is aimed at scrutinising the Government’s proposals for reforming

  5. Resource Print Out Page A5-V5 (2).pdf

    Age UK can help you understand government guidance and help with everyday things like caring and shopping. Age UK Advice Line 0800 678 1602 lines open every day, 8am-7pm, 365 days a year Or visit us online at www.ageuk.org.uk/coronavirus Together, we will get through this Registered charity number 1128267. Keep me safe stick me on the fridge What to do if there’s a problem 1. If you develop

  6. 240119_fuel stress Winter 2023 (with & without social tariff) - methodology note (upload version).pdf

    Estimating the number of households in the UK that would not have experienced fuel stress during the winter of 2023-24 had an energy social tariff been in place January 2024 Age UK ... Age UK Group consists of Age UK and its subsidiary companies and charities. ID204775 01/22 Page 2 of 6 Introduction This research note explains the assumptions and calculations behind the figures

  7. Age UK - Select Committee submission, Preparing for the winter (DESNZ).pdf

    Submission Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee Inquiry: Preparing for the winter Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) Select Committee August 2023. Contact: roshni ... UK grid play in the high domestic prices of winter 202223? Britain’s electricity and gas networks faced significant supply and demand challenges over winter 2022/23. While innovative solutions like the

  8. Update January (2019)

    Information & Advice web pages, and we distributed 1.28 million information guides and factsheets, helping people to navigate the complex issues many face in later life. Spreading the winter warmth You might remember ... remember reading about our ‘Winter wrapped up’ guide in previous editions of Update. This guide was sent out to over 76,000 people last winter, and the digital version was downloaded over 2,000 times, helping

  9. 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 ... that even in a good year winter is often a tough proposition. Dark nights and short days, plus bad weather, make it harder to get out and about. The result is that keeping up contacts with friends and

  10. Consultation response to Social housing for victims of domestic abuse, Department of Levelling Up.pdf

    connection requirements for social housing for victims of domestic abuse Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Contact: Lottie.Beauchamp@ageuk.org.uk All rights reserved. Third parties ... House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 About this consultation The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) is consulting on measures to prevent ‘qualification criteria’ on residency

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