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Personal Independence Payment (PIP), a non means-tested benefit for people under State Pension age who have a disability. State Pension age is currently 66 years. The factsheet also has information about Disability ... and explains what to do for both benefits if you have a change of circumstance. If you are over State Pension age and have care needs, you may be able to claim Attendance Allowance (AA). See factsheet 34
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all. Join our Readers’ Panel at www.ageuk.org.uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love ... relatable examples that benefit others. Email your story to stories@ageuk.org.uk. This information guide has been prepared by Age UK and contains general advice only, it should not be relied on as a basis for
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A summary of Age UK’s Index of Wellbeing in Later Life Age UK Policy and Research Department Dr Marcus Green Professor José Iparraguirre Dr Susan Davidson Phil Rossall University of Southampton Professor ... Professor Asghar Zaidi February 2017 www.ageuk.org.uk/wellbeingresearch Design by TRUE www.truedesign.co.uk Wellbeing encapsulates how we are faring, in all domains of life Contents Introduction 3 What did
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of blind and partially sighted people, championing the cause of older people. 4 On 22 June 2015, Age UK and RNIB held a joint seminar ‘Improving later life for people with sight loss’. The seminar drew on ... used by RNIB and Age UK to set an agenda for positive action in order to empower and support older people with sight loss to shape their own futures. Almost two million people in the UK have significant sight
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needs and circumstances vary. However, the most commonly used definition is to say that someone in the UK is in poverty if they live in a household with an income below 60 per cent of the current median (or ... provides a great deal of information about low income among different households in the UK. Unless otherwise stated we use a definition of relative poverty whereby people are considered to be in poverty
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disproportionately impact on particular groups, including older people. Despite the introduction of UK legislation in the form of the Equality Act 2010, and a significant policy framework in the devolved ... Welsh language rights section (November 2022). 2 justification. Most women diagnosed with breast cancer are over 50.2 However, women aged over 70 years in Wales are not automatically called for breast cancer
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pass This briefing note provides information about the free bus pass in England and explains Age UK’s views. (Policy on the bus pass is devolved to local administrations in Scotland, Northern Ireland ... differences in the application of travel concessions). February 2016 Contact: joe.oldman@ageuk.org.uk 2 Who qualifies for a bus pass? A minimum standard for concessionary fares for older and disabled
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Independence Payment . Rent can eat up a big chunk of income each month, especially if you’re a pensioner struggling to pay other living costs. Housing Benefit could help you to meet those costs and save ... claiming benefits you have savings of less than £16,000 If you get the Guarantee Credit part of Pension Credit your income and savings are not taken into account so you may get your rent paid in full by
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Helen Creighton www.ilcuk.org.uk Supported by June 2015 I 2 I The Future of Transport in an Ageing Society Executive Summary This project from ILC-UK and Age UK sets out the key transport challenges ... challenges that are arising from the UK’s ageing population. Using analysis from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), as well as evidence from transport experts at a stakeholder’s workshop, this
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sexual offences and violence against the person, although the pattern is very different for men and women. [Figure 2, Figure 3] In June 2013, for male offenders, one third (34%) of the 50-59 age group and ... and 59% of over 60s in prison in England and Wales were sexual offenders. Overall, for men and women together, 28% of the 50-59 1 Ministry of
