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  1. Ageism in the workplace

    associate with, such as a partner, this would be harassment. Victimisation For example, if you are passed over for a promotion that you would otherwise have been given, after making a witness statement supporting ... deciding factor in whether to give you the job. You should not be asked about your health or any disability you might have during the recruitment process, except in very limited circumstances. Those circumstances

  2. Financial jargon buster: financial terms explained

    Permanent health insurance Gives you a regular income if you can’t work because of illness or disability. Personal pension A pension you take out yourself, for example, if you’re self-employed. Premium ... sample of goods and services that a typical household might buy. This includes food, heating, housing, bus fares and petrol. SAYE An employee savings scheme that stands for Save As You Earn. You can save up

  3. Travelling Companions programme

    one-to-one support to help them achieve their travel goals. The outcomes of these sessions found: Using the bus and walking were the most popular ways to travel. In most cases, older people wished to use the service

  4. Visiting in care homes: where now?

    is there because of a major stroke. She sometimes struggles to speak and is seriously physically disabled but she has full mental capacity. She has a garden room in her care home and so when her son visits ... here, he says, is that he gets a chill from sitting outside – there is virtually no risk of passing on any infections either way. Are we really saying that even this visit should now stop? If living

  5. Staying safe from scams

    “I was at a bus stop in town and I put my handbag on the floor. These two well-dressed ladies came up to me and said they didn’t understand the timetable, would I help them find their bus? I said ‘Yes

  6. How do we keep R below 1?

    To know exactly what R is, we would have to find out how many people every person with coronavirus passed it to, and work out the average number from that. At the height of an epidemic this is very difficult ... estimate that R is somewhere between 0.7 and 1, meaning that every 10 people with coronavirus will pass it on to somewhere between 7 and 10 people between them. The coronavirus epidemic in the UK should

  7. The science informing coronavirus guidelines for older people

    incubation period. Before people show symptoms of COVID-19 they are contagious – that is, they are able to pass on the virus to other people – for a period of time, which the Imperial team think is about 12 hours ... People then continue to be contagious while they have symptoms. The average person with COVID-19 passes the virus onto 2.4 other people, if they aren’t isolated from other people. This is what epidemiologists

  8. What to include in your Attendance Allowance application

    applications are turned down because people don't mention, or aren't clear about, how their illness or disability affects their lives. It's important that you don't downplay your needs when filling in the form

  9. More money in your pocket information guide

    entitled to. It covers: the State Pension getting help with your home getting help if you’re ill, disabled, or a carer getting help if you’re of working age. It also lists useful organisations that

  10. The Age UK family

    partners in direct response to the cost-of-living crisis in the UK.  In a similar way, Age UK passes a proportion of the resources it has to its sister charity Age International to support it in its

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