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  1. New website promoting home safety

    contribute material help older people to find what they're looking for. We know that safe and accessible housing promotes health, wellbeing, and independence and prevents unnecessary injuries, accidents, and deaths ... adaptations and support. According to the Building Research Establishment (BRE) the impact of non-decent housing on health costs the NHS around £1.4bn every year . Preventing accidents Many falls and accidents

  2. Resources for further research

    national level. Office for National Statistics New ONS publications Labour market stats Dividing line House of Commons Library (deposited papers) Dividing line Department for Work and Pensions Stats and surveys ... and Food Survey National Food Survey Family Resources Survey ONS Omnibus Survey Survey of English Housing Health Survey for England/Welsh Health Survey/Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) Scottish Crime Survey

  3. Older Londoners' Programme

    one-on-one conversations on areas such as (but not limited to): benefits advice Age UK services housing issues community care money travel consumer and legal issues health conditions leisure or social

  4. Information and advice services

    older doesn’t come with a manual, so if you need information or advice on anything from health to housing, call our free national information line on 0800 678 1602 . It's open 365 days a year from 8am to

  5. Better Later Lives

    bereavement, a relationship breakdown, health problems, having a fall, becoming a carer, changes in housing needs or dealing with debt. The Better Later Lives programme was delivered by four local Age UKs

  6. Our policy positions

    circumstances. Older people should be able to live safely and with dignity in good quality, warm housing that meets their individual needs, free from exploitation and abuse. Older people contribute a huge

  7. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT+) information and advice

    Age UK have information and advice specifically for older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) people.

  8. Key findings from our Ageing While Black report

    physical health, and resulting in socio-economic inequality that leads to increased poverty, poorer housing, and fewer opportunities for well-paid and secure work. But the report also highlights the way that ... mortgage into older age; and Black Caribbean households aged 50+ are twice as likely to live in housing deprivation. These socio-economic inequalities also impact on and compound one another. For example

  9. Keeping up with changes to the benefit system

    dental treatment help with the cost of glasses or contact lenses Cold Weather Payments help with housing costs like service charges. If you’re not sure whether someone’s eligible, there’s ... Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) , income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) , Income Support and Housing Benefit . People claiming these legacy benefits will be contacted by the Department for Work and

  10. Inspirational women on International Women's Day

    volunteers with the Joining Forces project at Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland. Joining Forces helps veterans born before 1950 as well as their families and carers. Angie’s late husband, Flight Lieutenant Jack

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