Older Women in the UK Building a picture of older women’s lives Dr Aisha Islam and Dr Ifeoma Offiah March 2025 2 Executive Summary We like to think of ourselves as a thoroughly progressive society ... remain firmly in place for many older women, especially if they are on low incomes and from minoritised communities. In addition, the adversities that cluster around older women who are carers are stark
Building for an ageing population Introduction Age UK welcomes the Government’s decision to make housing one of its key policy areas. Households headed by someone over the age of 65 are forecast to ... suitable for an ageing population.i Over 90% of older people live in general mainstream homes and the quality of their housing is central to their experience of ageing.ii Ensuring that older people have
Waiting for an age The real impact of raising the State Pension age January 2023 Age UK 7th Floor, One America Square 17 Crosswall London EC3N 2LB T 0800 169 87 87 F 020 3033 1000 E policy@ageuk ... policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered
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 ... 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 55 have no housing
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 to explore ... 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 the
Ageing and Older People Mental health and older people Monday 20 March 2017, 4:00pm – 5:00pm Chair’s introduction Barbara Keeley MP, Shadow Cabinet Member for Mental Health and Social Care The meeting’s ... and it was highlighted that mental health problems can present themselves in various situations. Older people with mental health problems were said to be 6 times more likely to be on medication but less
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 ... Community Council Mervyn Kohler, Age UK Dr Kellie Payne, Learning and Research Manager, Campaign to End Loneliness Philip Talbot, Chief Executive, Age UK Herefordshire and Worcestershire Dr John Miles
All Party Parliamentary Group for Ageing and Older People Ageing Today: new approaches and positive steps Monday 7th December 2015 4pm-5pm Committee Room 3, House of Lords Present: Parliamentarians: ... Health and Wellbeing Board/Reading Borough Council; Shelley Ames, Active Norfolk; Moira Pendlebury, Age UK Coventry Apologies: Barbara Keeley MP, Lord Lipsey, Baroness Masham, Lord Foulkes, Paul Flynn MP
All Party Parliamentary Group for Ageing and Older People Ageing Alone: combating loneliness in later life Monday 8th February 2016 4pm-5pm Committee Room 3, House of Lords Present: Parliamentarians: ... was an emotional perception not dependent on a person’s breadth of social interaction. He added that retirement can bring disadvantages, for example social isolation in men and women over the age of 50
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 ... research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Jill.Mortimer@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square London WC1H