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 housing. For more information ... information about specialist housing for sale, see factsheet 2, Buying retirement housing. For information about renting from local authorities and housing associations in England, see Age UK factsheet
Briefing: Health and Care of Older People in England 2019 July 2019 1 CONTENTS SUMMARY .................................................................................................. ... ..................................... 5 1. THE HEALTH AND CARE NEEDS OF OUR AGEING POPULATION ......................................... 8 1.1 Our growing older population .............................
Page 1 of 28 Factsheet 56 Benefits for people under State Pension age April 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet has information about benefits for people under State Pension age. It includes ... includes information about Universal Credit and how it affects people claiming other benefits and about disability and carers’ benefits. It explains how you can claim these benefits. From April 2026, State Pension
Page 1 of 22 Factsheet 56 Benefits for people under State Pension age April 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet has information about benefits for people under State Pension age. It includes ... includes information about Universal Credit and how it affects people claiming other benefits and about disability and carers’ benefits. It explains how you can claim these benefits. From April 2026, State Pension
1 The Failing Safety Net September 2018 Introduction Not unreasonably, we expect the health and care system to be there to support us as we age, ‘keeping an eye’ and making sure we are safe and well ... work in health and care, this ideal remains a long way from the reality for many older people. Instead, from what Age UK sees and hears, significant and growing numbers of older people are living precariously
Factsheet 10 Paying for permanent residential care April 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet has information about the financial help that may be available from the local authority if you need to live ... permanently in a care home. It also covers arranging and paying for care yourself. You may find it helpful to read other Age UK factsheets on residential care funding and social care service provision
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: 0815 ... 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.
What next for generation R? Provocation to AgeUK’s financial services commission Giselle Cory, Resolution Foundation Older people (here defined as 50 to 64 year olds) are seen as a lucky generation: ... many are at risk of poor standards of living in later life. This paper explores some of the reasons for this precariousness. Firstly, pensions are changing. With defined benefit schemes having seen their
Health, Care and Cash: 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 ... Red Wall England October 2020 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
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 year, ... themselves out of work and have a much more torrid journey through the later part of their working life. For those out of work it can be extremely difficult to get another job. The over 50s typically have longer