into the Government’s Strategic Framework for Road Safety 20 October 2011 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes ... purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Age UK is the new force combining Age Concern and Help the Aged. We are a national charity
1 Benefit changes for mixed age couples February 2019 The law is due to change on 15 May 2019, so that a ‘mixed age couple’ (that is a couple where one partner is a pensioner and the other under pension ... ‘working age’ couple for the purposes of means-tested benefits. Age UK believes this is unfair and the change should not go ahead because: Pensioners could face a heavy financial penalty for having a younger
Generation R: risk, resilience, ready for ageing? Research Report 2 Acknowledgements We gratefully acknowledge the help of Dan Philo, Senior Data Manager at Natcen for the sharing of datasets. Our thanks ... Policy Institute, for reviewing and commenting on our statistical analysis. Warm thanks also go to Deborah Mattinson, Cordelia Hay, Justine Lukas and Michaela Rhode at Britain Thinks for their excellent
Practical help and emotional support Caring for someone with dementia Information guide AgeUKIG47 2 Information written with you in mind. Our guides are produced with the help of older people, carers ... contains general advice only, it should not be relied on as a basis for any decision or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional advice. Neither Age UK nor any of its subsidiary companies
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elements for inclusion in an international human rights instrument for older people Ref: 1613 Date: May 2013 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic ... academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Ken Bluestone, Political and Policy Adviser
What next for generation R? Provocation to AgeUK’s financial services commission Giselle Cory, Resolution Foundation Older people (here defined as 50 to 64 year olds) are seen as a lucky generation: ... many are at risk of poor standards of living in later life. This paper explores some of the reasons for this precariousness. Firstly, pensions are changing. With defined benefit schemes having seen their
Blue Badge scheme: consultation on eligibility (Department for Transport) March 2018 . Consultation Reference Number: 1418 joe.oldman@ageuk ... with hidden disabilities. This would significantly benefit many vulnerable older people and their carers who struggle due to a hidden or an unacknowledged condition. It is especially important for older people
Employment support for unemployed older people Sarah Foster, Jane Colechin, Paul Bivand and Rowan Foster June 2014 Foreword Long-term unemployment, usually defined as being out of work for over a year, ... themselves out of work and have a much more torrid journey through the later part of their working life. For those out of work it can be extremely difficult to get another job. The over 50s typically have longer
Professor of Design, Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art Ed Russell, Director of Innovation and Delivery, WCS Care The Government’s ‘Grand Challenge for an Ageing Society’ in its Industrial ... technology. New services can have a huge impact not only on the recipients of care, but also for the carers. For example, Ed Russell referred to the example of Electronic Care Planning that WCS Care have