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Video calling is a great way to stay connected because it lets you and the person you're talking to see each other while you chat. Video calls use the internet, so if you're using a Wi-Fi connection, you ... demonstrations that make things clearer. If you're using a smartphone or tablet, make sure you're connected to Wi-Fi before making a video call. Video calling uses a lot of data and if you go over your data allowance
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older people were invisible in official statistics – until 2021, following a successful campaign by Age UK , people aged 75 and older weren’t asked about their experiences of domestic abuse in the ... isn’t the case. Current data shows that one in twenty people aged 60-74 and one in thirty people aged 75 and over experienced domestic abuse in the past year, equivalent to 700,000 older people. And these
How Age UK Richmond upon Thames' Rainbow Café is providing a welcoming community for local LGBT+ older people.
Charity Director Caroline Abrahams ponders what a prolonged lockdown for older people as part of the Government's 'exit plan' will mean.
veterans from Joining Forces Gloucestershire gathered at the county's Jet Age Museum. The visit served a dual purpose: to reflect upon the project's success in this area and, with November approaching, to
We call on the Government to introduce a furlough-style scheme for those who are shielding or high-risk and cannot safely return to work. No one should have to choose between their job and their health
Age UK is calling for the Government to establish a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing for England who would act as an independent champion to ensure that older people are considered in decisions
society arriving without appropriate planning and preparation. Many people will adjust and adapt to a world without cash, but banks have had some spectacular IT problems which have closed down some of their ... circumstances, cash is a very useful reserve facility which keeps our transactional economy going. Almost 3 million people are reliant on cash completely, and for more than 25m, it is still a necessity. More
Why we need a single workplace pensions regulator