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Age UK Parliamentary Briefing - How is the cost of living affecting older people in 2026 (April 2026).pdf

Briefing: How is the cost of living affecting older people in 2026? April 2026 Overview New research by Age UK has found that millions of pensioners are still struggling with the cost of living and ... and unable to afford the most basic essentials – even before prices started rising again due to conflict in the Middle East. Energy remains the dominant source of financial pressure, leading to many cutting

Response_Investment_Innovation_Future_Consolidation_Apr19.pdf

welcomes many of the proposals contained in the document. We recognise the benefits that greater consolidation among pension schemes can bring, in particular the economies of scale and the potential to raise ... 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. Delivering

Windrush Briefing - Age UK (Dec 2024).pdf

Windrush Compensation Scheme December 2024 Summary The Windrush Compensation Scheme was launched in 2019 to provide compensation to victims of the Windrush scandal, many of whom lost access to housing ... removed from the UK. The impact on those affected has been enormous and traumatic, with long term consequences for their mental and physical health and financial security. We welcome the Government’s

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For Later Life - Can the voluntary sector pick up the pieces

www.ageuk.org.uk/forlaterlife #forlaterlife Debate: Can the voluntary sector pick up the pieces? Chair: Steph Harland, CEO, Age UK Speakers:  Vicky Browning, CEO, ACEVO  Dan Corry, CEO, NPC  Penny ... Harland opened the session by reflecting that when considering the roles of sectors and systems, the first thing to understand is the experience of older people. Vicky Browning set context for the discussion

Pensions Policy Institute: the financial resilience of the recently retired - Jun 14 (PDF)

PPI PENSIONS POLICY INSTITUTE The financial resilience of the recently retired This report is a report for Age UK’s Financial Services Commission and was initially presented ... that took place on 6 February, before the 2014 Budget announcement regarding the removal of restrictions on accessing Defined Contribution savings. For this reason the report does not take account of these

gcbh-mental-well-being-report-english.doi.10.26419-2Fpia.00037.001.pdf

Brain Health and Mental Well-Being: GCBH Recommendations on Feeling Good and Functioning Well “One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you ... Sawyer, June 2010. The renowned scientist known for making complex physics understandable to the general public died at age 76 on March 14, 2018, the day our meeting concluded. The Global Council on Brain

Behind the Headlines – The Battle to Get Care at Home

1 Behind the Headlines: the battle to get care at home May 2018 Benita Pursch/ Ruthe Isden 2 Introduction Over a third of the calls to Age UK’s information and advice line are from ... home. The stories they relate are deeply revealing; for many older people and their families it seems, getting access to decent quality, reliable home care, and maintaining it, is a real battle. The cases

CRS_arp18_letter_to_eac_heatwaves.pdf

Age UK in response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s recent call for evidence for the inquiry into heatwaves and adapting to climate change. Age UK is keenly aware of the adverse health impacts ... impacts of overheating on people in later life. We receive hot weather alerts from the Met Office and we issue press releases in response, alert our network, and do media interviews to publicise our leaflet Stay

RB_apr14_services-what_works_spreads.pdf

Improving later life. Services for older people – what works. Age UK works to improve later life for the 14 million older people in the UK. We do this by addressing health inequality, reducing loneliness ... tackling poverty and discrimination against those in later life in all its forms. We also speak for the long-term interests of every one of us, so that experiences of ageing grow better for each passing