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  1. Factsheet - Anti-social behaviour in housing (PDF)

    Page 1 of 26 Factsheet 9 Anti-social behaviour in housing February 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet is about anti-social behaviour that takes place in the home or neighbourhood. It includes information ... behaviour in section 13. The information in this factsheet is correct for the period February 2026 to January 2027. However, rules and guidance sometimes change during the year. The information in this factsheet

  2. 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

  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 ... the fact that more than 21 per cent of older people over 55 have no housing wealth at all2. This percentage is likely to grow as increasing numbers of older people find themselves living in rented property

  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 ... publications in this information guide does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by Age UK or any of its subsidiary companies or charities. Join our Readers’ Panel and have your say. The Readers’

  6. 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

  7. 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/

  8. Care in Crisis - Supporter pack (PDF)

    Meet your MP and tell them how the care system is letting many people down. On Friday 12 October can you meet with your MP to tell them how the care system is failing to support those that desperately ... 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

  9. Building an income for retirement: approaches to encourage more pension saving - Sept 14 (PDF)

    Building an income for retirement: approaches to encourage more pension saving A discussion paper by Age UK Using the National Institute of Economic and Social Research’s LINDA model 2 Building ... Building an income for retirement – approaches to encourage more pension saving A discussion paper by Age UK Using the National Institute of Economic and Social Research’s LINDA model September 2014

  10. 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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