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  1. Ideas for older men on how to beat loneliness and isolation - May 19 (PDF)

    older men. Messages from the Older Men at the Margins project 2016-2019 Ideas for older men on how to beat loneliness and isolation We all feel lonely sometimes. Sadly, it’s something lots of us experience ... feel harder to find support or make meaningful connections. Researchers from the University of Bristol, with support from Age UK, conducted a study with older men who’ve felt lonely or isolated to find out

  2. Age UK response to the UN Working Group on Ageing - March 2018 (PDF)

    Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 About this consultation The UN has issued a call for written submissions to support the preparation for the ninth session of the Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWG) in July ... equalities legislation, older people in the UK continue to face extensive discrimination and human rights abuses in their daily lives that curtail their ability to live independently and autonomously.  Funding

  3. Age UK Response to EHRC Consultation on Age Supplement - May 2014 (PDF)

    Consultation Response Public consultation on the Draft Age Supplement to the Services, Public Functions and Associations Statutory Code of Practice Ref: 514 Date: May 2014 All rights reserved ... with a single Act, making the law easier to understand and strengthening protection in some situations. It sets out the different ways in which it is unlawful to treat someone. Although most provisions

  4. Age Uk Response to the 20 Years of the Human Rights Act Inquiry (PDF)

    given Royal Assent. The aims of the Act were to:  make it easier for individuals to assert their rights through the UK legal system  allow the British Courts to influence the development of Strasbourg jurisprudence ... political democracy; that it would undermine the principle of separation of powers and therefore lead to a further increase in the power of the executive (through Remedial Orders), the diminution of Parliament

  5. Infographic: Key contributors to creative and cultural activities (PDF, 660 KB)

    LIBRARY COMMUNITY CENTRE Transport to get to activities is important for Wellbeing People in the bottom 20% of wellbeing rely on their public library Creative & Cultural activities include knitting & woodcrafts ... woodcrafts It’s important for people to have friends to do activities with Men tend to engage less, they may benefit from activities geared specifically for them. Key contributors to for wellbeing in older people

  6. Draft Code of Practice on the extended right to request flexible working (May 13) (PDF)

    Consultation Response Draft Code of Practice on the extended right to request flexible working Ref: 1713 Date: 20 May 2013 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts ... legislated to extend the right to request flexible working to all employees. This gave individuals a legal right to have a request seriously considered, and put an obligation on the employer to accept the

  7. Local Government’s Role in Responding to an Ageing Population - November 2014 (PDF)

    Local Government’s Role in Responding to an Ageing Population The Local Government Association Call for Evidence Ref: 2614 November 2014 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this ... establishment of the LGA Task & Finish group, and this Call for Evidence, to consider how local authorities and communities can positively adapt to meet the opportunities and challenge of our ageing population.

  8. Age UK Response to Strengthening Consumer Redress in the Housing Market- April 2018 (PDF)

    a network of partners, including Age Scotland, Age Cymru, Age NI and local Age UKs across England, to help everyone make the most of later life, whatever their circumstances. In the UK, the Charity helps ... year by providing advice and support. It also researches and campaigns on the issues that matter most to older people. Its work focuses on ensuring that older people: have enough money; enjoy life and feel

  9. Consultation Response to UN Working Group on Ageing - March 2018 (PDF)

    Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 About this consultation The UN has issued a call for written submissions to support the preparation for the ninth session of the Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWG) in July ... equalities legislation, older people in the UK continue to face extensive discrimination and human rights abuses in their daily lives that curtail their ability to live independently and autonomously.  Funding

  10. Submission to the Commission for Customers in Vulnerable Circumstances, May 2018 (PDFx 397 KB)

    Consultation Response Ref 2018 Submission to the Commission for Customers in Vulnerable Circumstances May 2018 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it ... a network of partners, including Age Scotland, Age Cymru, Age NI and local Age UKs across England, to help everyone make the most of later life, whatever their circumstances. In the UK, the Charity helps

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