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  1. Public Transport Policy Position - December 2022.pdf

    they live, older people should be able to reach key services, friends and family at reasonable cost, in reasonable time and with reasonable ease. Age-friendly public transport Responsibility for transport ... people at 65 and over say they do not use public transport is because it’s inconvenient and does not go to where they want it to goii. Concessionary travel Buses are the most popular form of public transport

  2. Health, care and cash: improving the lives of older people in Red Wall England

    Improving the lives of older people in Red Wall England www.ageuk.org.uk/our-impact/politics-and-government/ 1 Health, Care and Cash: Improving the lives of older people in Red Wall England October 2020 Health ... Health, Care and Cash: Improving the lives of older people in Red Wall England www.ageuk.org.uk/our-impact/politics-and-government/2 The purpose of this paper is to discuss the social policies that we think

  3. Factsheet - Paying for short-term and temporary care in a care home (PDF)

    Page 1 of 12 Factsheet 58 Paying for short-term and temporary care in a care home October 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet explains the financial assessment rules that cover shortterm and temporary ... authority. The information in this factsheet is correct for the period October 2025 to September 2026. The information in this factsheet is applicable to England. If you are in Wales, Scotland or Northern

  4. Charging fees in Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal (Mar 12) (PDF)

    1 Ref: 0512 Charging fees in Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal 6 March 2012 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational ... educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Christopher Brooks Email: christopher.brooks@ageuk.org

  5. Neighbourhood effects and pension protection amongst ethnic minorities in England and Wales - Sept 14 (PDF)

    ethnic minorities in England and Wales Zhixin Frank Feng, Athina Vlachantoni, Maria Evandrou and Jane Falkingham Ethnic minorities are concentrated in particular geographical areas in England and Wales ... (Understanding Society), linked with a range of neighbourhood characteristics from the 2011 UK Census, this research sheds light on the relationship between neighbourhood effects (own-ethnic-group concentration

  6. Ethnicity and occupational pension membership in the UK - Sep 14 (PDF)

    Ethnicity and occupational pension membership in the UK Athina Vlachantoni, Zhixin Frank Feng, Maria Evandrou and Jane Falkingham Reflecting a relatively ... minority ethnic groups are less likely to benefit from such pensions and are more likely to face poverty in later life, as a result of the interaction of their labour market participation and pension membership

  7. Struggling on: experiences of financial hardship in later life - Apr 19 (PDF)

    Struggling on Experiences of financial hardship in later life 2 3 Key findings 4 Key recommendations 5 Having insufficient income 8 The cost of health conditions and care needs 11 The cost of housing 14 ... fall back on 19 Coping mechanisms 20 Conclusion 24 Annex 25 References 27 About this report Debate on standard of living in retirement has tended to focus on the incomes of older people. We know from the

  8. Affordability of retirement housing in the UK - Sept 12 (PDF)

    AFFORDABILITY OF RETIREMENT HOUSING IN THE UK SEPTEMBER 2012 HANNAH ALDRIDGE, PETER KENWAY AND JENNY PANNELL Affordability of retirement housing in the UK 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Summary 3 Research ... ..................... 3 State help with costs in retirement housing for pensioners ............................ 4 Which pensioners pay the extra costs in retirement housing? ....................... 4 Conclusions

  9. Financial resilience in later life - Jun 14 (PDF)

    June 2014 Financial resilience in later life 32 • Barclays, BlackRock and Mercer, for hosting the Financial Services Commission summit events • All those who wrote provocations for the summit events: ... part in the summit events (all participating organisations are referenced at the end of the report) • The individuals who took part in the deliberative events for older people: Age UK Waverley in Surrey;

  10. Factsheet - Deprivation of assets in social care (PDF)

    of assets in social care September 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet looks at deprivation of assets, which can be an issue when a local authority carries out a financial assessment in relation to ... social care services being provided, for example by giving money to another person. If it concludes this has taken place, it has powers to treat you as if you still possess the assets. You may find it helpful

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