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  1. Fear of crime and its effects on older people: comparing six countries - Mar 14 (PDF)

    FEAR OF CRIME AND ITS EFFECTS ON OLDER PEOPLE: COMPARING SIX COUNTRIES. Peter Lloyd-Sherlock and Sutapa Agrawal Research about older people from the UK and other high income countries shows that fear ... of older people’s health and wellbeing in six countries. Key findings:  There are large national variations in rates of fear of crime  Older women and frail older people are most susceptible to fear

  2. Age UK, Transition to State Pension age, Dec 2025.pdf

    1 Consultation Response Transition to State Pension age Work and Pensions Committee December 2025 policy@ageuk.org.uk All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts ... educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Age UK 7th Floor, One America Square 17 Crosswall London EC3N 2LB

  3. An intermediate guide to local services.pdf

    An intermediate guide to local services Accessing and using local services online Publication date: February 2022 Contents 1. Helping you to use local services online 3 2. Using this guide 6 3. Understanding ... 8 4. How to access your local services online 11 GP and pharmacy services 12 Finding your online GP and pharmacy options 12 Downloading the NHS App (England only) 14 Local council services 17 Accessing

  4. Age UK Connects Service Volunteer Role Profile.docx

    DESCRIPTIONTITLE: Age UK’s Connects ServiceVolunteer LOCATION: Home Based COMMITMENT: Minimum of 2 .5 hours a week (for a minimum of one year)Overall purpose of role: You will be helping older people via the ... telephone, to access and connect with services locally or nationally. Through research and making telephone calls on the older person’s behalf, your input and support will help empower them to become more

  5. Problem debt among older people - Jun 13 (PDF)

    Problem Debt Among Older People Age UK’s summary of research by the International Longevity Centre – UK Age UK is a charity that aims to improve later life for everyone through our information and advice ... advice, services, research, campaigns, products and training. In the UK we work closely with our partners Age Cymru, Age NI, Age Scotland and the many local Age UKs and older people’s groups. We provide

  6. Employment support for unemployed older people (Jun 14) (PDF)

    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 ... serious challenges facing the over 50s in the contemporary UK labour market. While some older workers remain in stable employment until they choose to retire, many others find themselves out of work and have

  7. Factsheet - Specialist housing for older people (PDF)

    Factsheet 64 Specialist housing for older people November 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet contains information about housing intended specifically for older people, such as sheltered and retirement ... from local authorities and housing associations in England, see Age UK factsheet 8, Council and housing association housing. In Wales, see Age Cymru factsheet 8w, Community landlord housing in Wales – local

  8. Factsheet - Safeguarding older people from abuse (PDF)

    Safeguarding older people from abuse and neglect December 2023 About this factsheet This factsheet explains the law on safeguarding adults to help you decide what to do if you think an older person is being ... abused or neglected, or may be at risk of abuse or neglect. Safeguarding means protecting people’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect. Whether you know the person through your role

  9. Retirement Oucomes Review Age UK response (PDF)

    Consultation Response Retirement Outcomes Review: proposed changes to our rules and guidance Financial Conduct Authority, CP18/17 September 2018 Ref: 3518 All rights reserved. Third parties ... prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Contact: Christopher Brooks, Senior Policy Manager christopher.brooks@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6

  10. Your data at Age UK.pdf

    1 Age UK When Age UK recruits colleagues, personal data is collected, stored and processed accordingly to manage, administer and support, both their application and the resulting potential employment ... document aims to provide further detail to candidates applying to work at Age UK about how their data is handled, stored, processed and eventually deleted during this process. We aim to be completely

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