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  1. Factsheet - Personal budgets and direct payments in social care

    Personal budgets and direct payments in social care November 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet provides information about personal budgets and direct payments in social care. These apply when the local ... local authority is meeting your care and support needs, so the information in this factsheet may be less relevant if you are making private, self-funded care arrangements. A personal budget is the overall

  2. More Money in Your Pocket information guide (PDF)

    More money in your pocket Claiming the right benefits for you Information guide AgeUKIG43 2 This information guide has been prepared by Age UK and contains general advice only. It should not be relied ... note that the inclusion of named agencies, websites, companies, products, services or publications in this information guide does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by Age UK or any of its

  3. Housing in later life - Apr 14 (PDF)

    Housing in later life Contents Introduction 2 Summary – key calls for action 3 Promoting independence with accessible and adaptable homes 7 Tackling poor conditions and delivering decent homes 13 Integrating ... everyone through our information and advice, services, campaigns, products, training and research. In the UK we work closely with our partners Age Scotland, Age NI, Age Cymru and the many local Age UKs

  4. Ageing in squalor and distress: older people in the private rented sector - Oct 16 (PDF)

    Ageing in squalor and distress: older people in the private rented sector Older people who privately rent their homes Age UK, October 2016 Contact: joe.oldman@ageuk ... themselves living in rented property. Around 75 per cent of households aged 65+ are owner-occupiers, with most owning their home outright.3 Those owning outright will continue to rise from 32% in 2014 to 35%

  5. In the driving seat information guide (PDF)

    In the driving seat How to keep driving safely Information guide AgeUKIG44 2 This information guide has been prepared by Age UK and contains general advice only, it should not be relied on as a basis ... note that the inclusion of named agencies, websites, companies, products, services or publications in this information guide does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by Age UK or any of its

  6. Later Life in the UK factsheet (PDF)

    Later Life in the United Kingdom 2019 This factsheet is a collection of statistics on ageing and later life. It is compiled by Age UK from publicly available sources of research and statistics. This factsheet ... of very informative policy position papers with facts and information on many of the topics covered in this document accessible via the website: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/our-impact/policy-research/policy-positions/

  7. Care in Crisis - Supporter pack (PDF)

    this is important This autumn, the Government is set to make a number of decisions, including those in the Autumn Budget, which will have a big impact on our crumbling care system. MPs need to understand ... Treasury to ensure there is immediate funding for social care in the budget. What to do in the meeting: • Outline why you’re meeting them: to join in the campaign for improvements to the social care system and

  8. Staying cool in a heatwave (PDF)

    Information guide AgeUKIL1 Staying cool in a heatwave. How to stay safe when it’s hot. 2 When you’re out and about. • Avoid spending time outside or exercising during the hottest part of the day (between ... (between 11am and 3pm). Where possible, try to keep in the shade. • Wear a sun hat and carry a bottle of water with you. • Wear light-coloured, lightweight cotton clothing. • Keep an eye on the weather forecast

  9. Poverty in later life - 2014 (PDF)

    Age UK Poverty Evidence Review 2014 Matthew Norton and Sally West Age UK Evidence Review: Poverty in Later Life Contents Key Statistics ........................................................... ... West Key Statistics 1.6 million pensioners are in relative poverty, defined as having incomes below 60 per cent median income after housing costs (AHC) in 2011/12.1  14 per cent of women pensioners, compared

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