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activities. The likelihood of having a limiting LSI increases with age with nearly half (48%) of people aged 75 or over reporting having such a condition1. The limiting effects of LSIs can be reduced by medical
conditions that could be prevented with the right care in the communityii and 250,000 for people over 75 that were readmitted within 30 days of a previous admissioniii. Older people represent around 29%
older people strongly support the introduction of an energy social tariff, with three out of four (75%) of those aged 60+ agreeing it should be available for those who need it most2. Age UK’s Position
support to do so, including better advice from their GP. • The licence renewal age should be raised to 75 in recognition of improvements in the general health of older people and statistics demonstrating older
resulting in unfair treatment of LGBT patients and colleagues. In the Unhealthy Attitudes study (2014), 75% of the 3,001 patient-facing staff had not received any training on the health needs of LGBT people
as people understand neither the liability for costs, nor the true costs it is not surprising that 75% of people do not think about how they will fund future care needs. Awareness is a key issue. Three
nutrition. The Cascade Training projects: Between 2013 and 2015, the programme has been accessed by 75 organisations; training 1,382 volunteers over 249 sessions; with the trained volunteers engaging 5
partner and also miss out on other support for pensioners such as Cold Weather Payments and, if they are 75+, a free TV licence. 2. Support for disabled people and carers Carer’s Allowance, the main benefit ... not to go ahead with changes. 3. The role of age-based entitlements The free TV licence for over 75s is now means-tested and some commentators have suggested other benefits linked to age should also be
the 770,000 older people not in receipt of their Pension Credit entitlement, two fifths of those aged 75+ not using the internet, and market disengaged households who are more likely to be struggling financially
the BBC announced earlier this month that they would stop funding the free TV licence for all over 75s Age UK has been a hive of activity. We’re working hard together to persuade the Government that they ... BBC announced that from June 2020, the free TV licence would only be available to older people aged 75+ if they were in receipt of Pension Credit, a means-tested benefit designed to help older people on