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  1. Resources for further research

    Foundation Nuffield Trust Institute for Fiscal Studies DEMOS Institute for Public Policy Research The King’s Fund Pensions Policy Institute DirectGov House of Commons Hansard House of Lords Hansard World

  2. How every Age UK Weekly Lottery and Raffle entry helps

    affecting older people. Through our research and analysis we campaign, educate and influence public policy and stand up for older people across a range of issues, from unequal legislation to health and social

  3. Why is the Winter Fuel Payment so important?

    the policy.  We do that by gathering up the lived experiences of older people, the intelligence of Age UK's network of local partners and of our national services, and the expertise of our policy and campaigning

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

    especially those who are isolated and not online.” Helping older people access good quality healthcare Policy Manager, Charlotte Lynch, has been working with the Government and the health sector to make sure ... blanket health policies based on age, such as restricting treatment or asking older people to sign do not attempt resuscitation orders. Following pressure from Age UK and others these policies have largely

  5. Media Team contacts

    contact us . Sarah Knapp, Group Head of Media and Engagement Email: sarah.knapp@ageuk.org.uk   Policy and Campaigns: Liz Fairweather‚ Media Manager Tel:  020 3033 1718 or email:  liz

  6. Global Council on Brain Health

    Council on Brain Health (GCBH). This is an independent group of scientists, doctors, scholars and policy experts from around the world. It was created in 2015 by AARP, the leading not-for-profit organisation

  7. What do older people think about access to cash?

    older people during the pandemic to highlight why access to cash remains vital. Joel Lewis, Age UK's Policy Manager, explains the work behind the report and potential solutions for the future. Cash use and ... therefore tantamount to being excluded from society, so maintaining access is vital.  Age UK runs a Policy Sounding Board, an engagement forum for older people to speak about issues that matter to them. Members

  8. PPI complaints

    make your decision as soon as possible. 1. What is PPI? PPI (Payment Protection Insurance) was a policy sold with credit products such as loans, mortgages, credit cards, store cards and catalogue credit ... could not work due to an accident, illness or disability. 2. Is PPI relevant to me? Millions of PPI policies were sold in the UK, mostly between 1990 and 2010 (and some as far back as the 1970s). If you took

  9. 10 ways political parties could help older people

    for the general election. Party manifestos have now been published, and it’s clear that many policies need a lot of money. But what steps could our future Government take to improve the lives of older ... our politicians not acting to make life better for our older population. More than half of all the policy recommendations in our Blueprint for improving the Lives of Older people: General Election 2024 require

  10. Directors

    Caroline has also been a policy adviser to Ministers and Shadow Ministers, and a senior civil servant. A former chair of the End Child Poverty campaign, Caroline’s policy interests include integrated ... integrated health and care, family policy, poverty and the role of the voluntary sector. Caroline oversees Age UK’s influencing work and her team covers research, public policy, health influencing, campaigns

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