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TV licences briefing.pdf

over-75s free TV licence means many of the poorest pensioners are certain to miss out On June 9th 2019 the BBC announced that from June 2020 they intend to make TV licences free only for those over-75s who ... are receiving Pension Credit. Pension Credit is the main means-tested benefit that exists to buoy up very low pensioner incomes. As a single person you have to be on less than about £167 a week to qualify

Age UK Response to Evidence to MCA Select Committee - September 2013 (PDF)

reference of the inquiry ask the Committee to “consider and report on the Mental Capacity Act 2005”. Age UK is pleased to have the opportunity to respond to the Committee’s call for evidence. About Age ... aspirations of people in later life. Our vision is a world in which older people flourish. Our mission is to improve the lives of older people, wherever they live. We are a registered charity in the United

Age UK Response to HASC Inquiry in to Hate Crime - August 2016 (PDF)

The Home Affairs Committee has announced an inquiry into hate crime and its consequences in response to a number of recent events namely;  The rise in the number of attacks on people from ethnic minorities ... following the EU referendum.  The killing of Jo Cox MP, which has also raised serious questions about how to address the potential for violent action from those holding extremist or fixated views.  The Government

Welcome to Age UK Perkz (PDF)pdf

CDC Pensions Age UK response - January 2019(PDF)

Consultation Team Department for Work and Pensions Caxton House Tothill Street London SW1H 9NA 16 January 2019 Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing in response to your consultation on creating a framework ... framework for Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) pensions. Age UK supports the case for enabling the creation of CDC schemes, as well as many of the points raised in the consultation document. In future

Response_Pensions_dashboards_Jan19.pdf

Consultation Response Pensions Dashboards: working together for the consumer Department for Work and Pensions 28 January 2019 Ref: 0319 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce ... accompanies the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) feasibility study into the creation of pensions dashboards, which would allow people to view all their pension pots in one online place. It explores

FS19 LP State Pension.pdf

Page 1 of 34 Factsheet 19 State Pension April 2026 Inside this factsheet This factsheet has information about the new State Pension for people reaching State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016. It also ... about the old State Pension for people who reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016. If you are a man born before 6 April 1945 or a woman born before 6 April 1950, your State Pension is not covered in

FS48 LP Pension Credit.pdf

1 of 38 Factsheet 48 Pension Credit April 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet contains information about Pension Credit, a means-tested benefit for people over State Pension age. It gives information ... eligibility criteria for Pension Credit, how to make a claim, and what to do if you have a change of circumstance. The information in this factsheet is correct for the period April 2026 to March 2027. Benefit

CRS_Feb13_Work_and_Pensions_Committee_State_Pension_submission.pdf

Consultation Response Age UK’s response to the Work and Pensions Committee’s examination of the Draft Pensions Bill in relation to the single-tier State Pension Ref: 0513 February 2013 Name: ... of a single-tier State Pension above the basic Pension Credit rate which would provide a fairer, simpler system and particularly benefit those with low lifetime earnings due to low pay and caring responsibilities

Safe to be me (PDF)

1 Safe to be me Meeting the needs of older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people using health and social care services A resource pack for professionals 2 Foreword ‘The staff in the home very rarely ... transferred to hospital without them notifying me. The man I love could have died and I wouldn’t have been there or even known.’ Ian ‘It was such a relief when the Age UK befriender enabled me to open up