Parliamentary Group for Ageing and Older People Ageing in rural areas Monday 30 January Chair Baroness Jolly Speakers David Emerson, chair, ACRE Susan Oliver, CEO at Humber and Wolds Rural Community Council ... Kellie Payne, Learning and Research Manager, Campaign to End Loneliness Philip Talbot, Chief Executive, Age UK Herefordshire and Worcestershire Dr John Miles, NHS Lancashire North CCG and University Hospitals
Advances of Benefit and Local Welfare Provision July 2025 About this factsheet The Social Fund is a scheme to help people with expenses that are difficult to meet from a low income and includes: ⚫ Winter ... are loans requiring repayment and include: ⚫ Short-term advances ⚫ Budgeting advances ⚫ Budgeting loans. Local Welfare Provision schemes in England are discretionary and intended to either help people
Page 1 of 18 Factsheet 66 Resolving problems and making a complaint about NHS care December 2025 About this factsheet The factsheet explains how to make a complaint about NHS services, including situations ... situations where your complaint covers both NHS and social care services. There is also information about other health-related complaints you might want to make. It describes support available to help you
Page 1 of 22 Factsheet 79 Equality, discrimination and the Public Sector Equality Duty August 2025 About this factsheet The Equality Act 2010 (‘the Act’) came into force on 1 October 2010. It combined ... Reassignment, Marriage and Civil Partnership, Pregnancy and Maternity, Race, Religion or Belief, Sex, and Sexual Orientation. This factsheet explains basic information about discrimination and equality as covered
Health, Care and Cash: Improving the lives of older people in Red Wall England www.ageuk.org.uk/our-impact/politics-and-government/ 1 Health, Care and Cash: Improving the lives of older people in Red ... Red Wall England October 2020 Health, Care and Cash: Improving the lives of older people in Red Wall England www.ageuk.org.uk/our-impact/politics-and-government/2 The purpose of this paper is to discuss
Factsheet 58 Paying for short-term and temporary care in a care home October 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet explains the financial assessment rules that cover shortterm and temporary care homes placements ... (generally up to 52 weeks) and ‘short-term’ (up to eight weeks). Age UK factsheet 41, How to get care and support, has information on how you can get social care support and assistance from the local authority
Ageing and Older People Mental health and older people Monday 20 March 2017, 4:00pm – 5:00pm Chair’s introduction Barbara Keeley MP, Shadow Cabinet Member for Mental Health and Social Care The meeting’s ... meeting’s chair introduced the topic and it was highlighted that mental health problems can present themselves in various situations. Older people with mental health problems were said to be 6 times more likely
Improving lives: the work, health and disability Green Paper February 2017 Ref: 0817 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational ... purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Christopher Brooks christopher.brooks@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock
1 Ref: 0512 Charging fees in Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal 6 March 2012 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational ... purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Christopher Brooks Email: christopher.brooks@ageuk.org.uk Age UK 1-6 Tavistock
1 Ref: 5511 New challenges, new chances Review of informal adult and community learning 21 October 2011 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic ... purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Christopher Brooks Email: christopher.brooks@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Astral House, 1268