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  1. Older People’s Experiences of Renting Privately - Jan 10 (PDF)

    Older People’s Experiences of Renting Privately A report commissioned by Age Concern and Help the Aged Julie Rugg and Karen Croucher Acknowledgements Our particular thanks go to all those people living ... by a number of organisations in different parts of the UK that have helped us make contact with older people living in the private rented sector. We are grateful to them all as the project would not have

  2. Only the tip of the iceberg: Fraud against older people - Apr 15 (PDF)

    against older people Evidence review April 2015 2 We’re Age UK Age UK is a charity and a social enterprise driven by the needs and aspirations of people in later life. Our vision is for a world ... world where everyone can love later life. Age UK provides information and advice to over 5 million people each year, runs public and parliamentary campaigns, provides training, and funds research exclusively

  3. Applying the brakes: Slowing and stopping fraud against older people - Mar 18(PDF)

    against older people March 2018 2 Contents Summary………………………………………………………………. p.3 1. Introduction: fraud is a challenge we face as a society ……….. p.4 2. Older people and ... and we work every day to achieve this. We help more than 7m people every year, providing companionship, advice and support for older people who need it most. Age UK is a charitable company limited

  4. A report on the economic contribution of older people in the UK

    1 The Economic Contribution of Older People in the United Kingdom – An Update to 2017 Prof José Iparraguirre Summary The monetary value of the direct economic contribution of employment, informal caring ... including childcare, and volunteering by people aged 50 or over in the United Kingdom in 2016/17 amounted to £796 bn (approx. 45 per cent of Gross Value Added), of which people aged 65 or over contributed with

  5. Ageing in squalor and distress: older people in the private rented sector - Oct 16 (PDF)

    Ageing in squalor and distress: older people in the private rented sector Older people who privately rent their homes Age UK, October 2016 Contact: joe.oldman@ageuk ... figures for the amount of housing wealth owned by older people, with one estimate putting the figure at £1.28 trillion1. But these reports can obscure the fact that more than 21 per cent of older people over

  6. The Care Act: voice of older people - March 2015 (PDF)

    Consultation Response: voices of older people The Care Act: consultation on draft regulations and guidance to implement the cap on care costs and policy proposals for a new appeals system for care and support Ref: ... parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice.

  7. Inquiry into human rights and older people: Protecting our rights as we age (PDF, 217 KB)

    Inquiry into human rights and older people: Protecting our rights as we age Spring 2018 Ageing and older people The all-party parliamentary groupappg We held meetings between October 2017 and April ... evidence we received. One of the recurring points was how older people are seen by both themselves and others. Our conclusion from this is that older people should be seen as individuals, not as a homogeneous

  8. APPG: Ageing and older people - Safeguarding meeting (December 2016) (PDF)

    Parliamentary Group for Ageing and Older People Safeguarding older people from abuse and neglect Wednesday 7 December Notes On Wednesday 7th December, the APPG for Ageing and Older People hosted an event ... event to explore the issue of Safeguarding older people from abuse and neglect. The aim of the meeting was to highlight and examine how to protect older people from different types of abuse as well as exploring

  9. APPG: Ageing and older people - Ageing in rural areas (January 2017) (PDF)

    All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ageing and Older People Ageing in rural areas Monday 30 January Chair Baroness Jolly Speakers David Emerson, chair, ACRE Susan Oliver, CEO at Humber and Wolds Rural Community ... factor and there are differences between areas: coastal and rural areas have a higher number of older people, for example. Community solutions like good neighbour schemes and village agents can be beneficial

  10. Essential skills and older people report.pdf

    Charity No. 1002775 Registered office: St Martins House, 7 Peacock Lane, Leicester, LE1 5PZ Older people and essential skills Alex Stevenson, Lynne Mason and Hazel Klenk November 2024 Supported ... independent policy and research organisation focused on lifelong learning and better work. Our vision is for a fair and prosperous society where learning and work enable everyone to realise their potential. We

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