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  1. Technology_Together_Pilot_Evaluation-Survey_Findings.pdf

    with older people Younger people sample = 26 Online survey conducted with young people Where did you hear about the Technology Together opportunities? Older survey respondents Younger survey respondents ... use of computers and internet and feel more positive about themselves  Of those who responded all said they would recommend to friends  Almost all the young people found the application easy, the training

  2. MCST Press Release Sample Template.docx

    [insert your media contact details]Telephone: [insert your media contact details]Twitter handle: [if you have a Twitter feed insert your Twitter handle here]For immediate release - [insert date]Age UK [ ... also living with dementia.[insert name] , [insert job title] at Age UK [insert name] said:“Our sessions are now open and we’re welcoming local people living with dementia, and their carers, to come along to

  3. Parliamentary Briefing How are older people managing the cost of living.pdf

    struggling older people to improve their ability to afford the basics and remain warm and well at home. We recommend that it looks at energy social tariffs, the Warm Homes Plan, the Warm Home Discount Scheme ... struggling with the cost of living, with the situation worse than last year • One in 3 (34%) older people said they felt less financially secure heading into 2025 compared to when 2024 began – equivalent to 4

  4. 2025 Sponsorship Form_Portrait

    target of £ Please sponsor me Age UK believes that no older person should have to struggle on their own. We are here providing vital information, support, friendship and advice to those who need us, and who ... once a week. “I look forward to my telephone friend from Age UK giving me a buzz. We get on like a house on fire and we crack jokes all the time. I don’t know what I’d do without her.” “I’m so thankful

  5. Response_Investment_Innovation_Future_Consolidation_Apr19.pdf

    and Future Consolidation’. Firstly, Age UK welcomes many of the proposals contained in the document. We recognise the benefits that greater consolidation among pension schemes can bring, in particular the ... scheme members, in particular those in smaller schemes. Preventing the charge cap becoming a ‘target’ We have concerns about the possible impact of illiquid investments on the charges levied by pension schemes/trustees

  6. Dementia Friendly Programme - Final Evaluation Report (Summary Booklet).pdf

    feedback: ‘If you are involved in the services it is hard to have a dispassionate look, so it’s always a good thing to have someone from outside to see if there is anything we have missed.’ ‘We used to have ... have a risk averse attitude to delivering services, but we are now looking at making sure we are not closing down opportunities for people with dementia… the team have made commitments to take forward gardening

  7. RB_Nov17_community_transport.pdf

    2017 Dear Ms Greenwood, AGE UK WRITTEN EVIDENCE: COMMUNITY TRANSPORT INQUIRY I am writing to you on behalf of Age UK, [Age Cymru, Age Scotland and Age NI] in response to the Government’s recent proposals ... takes around 6 months, at a cost closer to £2,000. Given the time needed to gain a Driver CPC licence, we feel that many volunteers will be unwilling to undertake professional training, and many organisations

  8. Age UK Parliamentary Briefing - Lasting Powers of Attorney.pdf

    (LPA) is a way of giving someone you trust, your attorney, the legal authority to make decisions on your behalf if you lose the mental capacity to do so in the future, or if you no longer want to make decisions ... Age UK broadly welcomes the measures in the Bill and the Government’s wider modernisation policy. We are pleased that the Government has committed to retaining a paper channel for making and registering

  9. RB_Dec17_social_care.pdf

    Government Association (LGA) and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) have long said that the situation is unsustainable, and the Government now agrees. It is time to ensure that meaningful ... to help her, where would she be? She hasn’t even had a proper assessment and we have found we have a bill for £800 when we thought at least part of her care would have been funded by the council.” Pat

  10. Age UK consultation response, Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay, Dec 24.pdf

    fiscal benefits. • We support the TUC’s recommendation that workers who earn less than SSP rate should receive their normal rate of pay in sick pay, i.e. 100% of their earnings. • We also support their ... taking longer periods off sick. 1. Which of the following best describes how you are responding to this consultation. Are you responding? • As a member of the public / employee • As or on behalf of an individual

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