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  1. Access to cash during and after lockdown

    there is also the risk of abuse and fraud. In 2018/19, there were 24,625 concluded safeguarding enquiries in England [1] due to concerns about ‘financial or material abuse’. Enquiries do not ... including telephone and online support. We would advise asking banks what protections against fraud and abuse are in place, and how customers will be refunded if they fall victim. Customers with Lloyds , Halifax

  2. Lobbying MPs in a crisis

    working to influence the Domestic Abuse Bill so domestic abuse data about people over the age of 74 is collected and used to improve services for older victims of domestic abuse. Coronavirus has had an impact

  3. Older people’s lives during the pandemic: Age UK is listening and acting

    helping to access food, cash and good quality health and social care, to making sure the Domestic Abuse Bill works for older victims and survivors, this works has never been more important than right now ... on how they can help older people in their constituency. "Another priority issue is the Domestic Abuse Bill, which is currently making its way through parliament. The coronavirus outbreak has meant that

  4. Problems with care

    If you're unhappy with the care that you or your loved one is receiving, there are steps you can take to resolve the problem. Find out more with Age UK.

  5. Returning to care

    poor or regimented institutional care. Some may also have experienced mental, physical or sexual abuse while in care. “Research from the Nuffield Foundation has suggested that care leavers’ ... to institutionalised patterns of the previous care experience. For those who remember experiencing abuse in the care system as children, re-entry can create post-traumatic stress with anxieties about what

  6. Our Rights Our Voices

    project: Carrick Over 50s Forum Gateshead Older People’s Assembly Leeds Older People’s Forum Nottingham Elders’ Forum Sheffield Pensioners Action Group Stratford-upon-Avon Citizens Action Network South East Network

  7. The decline of cash during the COVID-19 pandemic

    loss or dexterity problems find it easier to pay in cash. Victims of domestic abuse may need it to help get away from an abusive and controlling partner, while others may need it to help them budget more ... cannot access it easily, but relying on others reduces independence and could put them at risk of abuse. Not having access to digital shopping and payments also excludes those on the lowest incomes from

  8. Problems with homecare

    If you're not happy with the care you're receiving at home, you have the right to make a complaint. Find out what your next steps are from Age UK.

  9. How to complain about care to your local council

    If you want to challenge a decision regarding your care or you have a complaint about the care you’ve received, you have certain rights. Find out more from Age UK.

  10. Come dancing and get fit

    Celebrated older dancers Not all dance classes are just about exercise and fitness, though. The Company of Elders (left), made up of enthusiastic amateurs, was set up 20 years ago by the world-renowned Sadler's ... indefatigible Simona. Ballet-trained Sheila Dickie, who works as an administrator for the Company of Elders, believes dance is the best form of physical and mental exercise for people in later life because

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