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cash windfall over long-term financial security. This creates an incentive for providers to ‘nudge’ people towards transferring out. Age UK broadly supports the proposals for the new APTA regime. We are ... over £30,000 in benefits, and consider what can be done to encourage appropriate decision-making by people with smaller amounts. For example, we believe that everyone who transfers out without advice should
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statutory right to transfer Making it harder to open fraudulent schemes With increasing numbers of people taking advantage of the pension flexibilities, these measures were fully supported by Age UK. We ... example State Pension age. It should also include a State Pension summary; calculators to enable people to test what different decumulation options might mean for their income, including the impact on
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In national surveys, people from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups have generally reported lower levels of satisfaction with social care services when compared with White people (NHS Information Centre ... and disability among certain minority ethnic groups. Utilising qualitative in-depth interviews with people from South Asian and White British groups in Hampshire, Portsmouth, and Southampton, this study compared
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support as a result of training where they have identified a vulnerable person who has been scammed. During a pop-up shop at one of our Local Banks, an elderly lady visited the bank to withdraw money to send
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Whether you want to remain in your own home; are looking for help for an older relative; are weighing up housing options or seeking advice on paying for care, we can help you. For more information call
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how you’re feeling, and that’s fine too. How can I find someone to speak to? Talking to people is a great way to relive old memories and remind you of all the positive things in your life. When ... be tempting to think nobody would want to hear from you. But often you'll find people do want to help. If there are people around you who you can talk to, it can be a good idea to talk about your feelings
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More and more people are using computers, smartphones and tablets to get online. It’s a great way to look up information, do your shopping, stay connected with loved ones, and even make new friends. The ... computer and online scams. Online scams take place when criminals use the internet to try to con people into giving them money or their personal information. It’s estimated that £670 million is lost every
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While we continue to support the pension flexibilities and believe they are an opportunity for many people to improve their retirement outcomes, we are concerned that many consumers are not well-placed to ... remains stubbornly low – an immediate priority should be to dramatically increase the numbers of people using the service, so only a small minority are going without guidance or advice. Fees and charges
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you can take if you think you need some help. It’s never too early or too late to seek help. Some people call mental health ‘mental wellbeing’, ‘emotional health’, or ‘emotional wellbeing’. Our mental health ... circumstances change, our mental health can change too. Mental health problems are more common than many people think. Because there are often no outward signs, you may not realise anything is wrong. Two of the
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150 local Age UKs reaching most of England. We provide information and advice to around 5.9 million people each year through webbased and written materials, and individual enquiries by telephone, letter, ... bank accounts only deal with some issues of exclusion from banking – many people are ‘under-banked’, for example older people who have bank accounts but who are unable to use them effectively and safely
