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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 ... 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, Attendance
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UK believes there is still a gap around helping 50+ jobseekers get back in to employment. State Pension age rises will make this issue more acute. It will mean more people are needing to look for work ... approaching State Pension age return to work, then a great many people could be affected. It is important this is looked at as part of the process of reviewing future State Pension age rises.i The Work
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Housing; Jean Hewitt, Habinteg; Jenny Allen, National Housing Federation; Ellen Lebethe, Lambeth Pensioners Action Group. Apologies: Nusrat Ghani MP, Eleanor Laing MP, Dave Anderson MP, Baroness Gardner ... those over the age of 55yrs, most are owner occupiers (76%) and that there was a myth that all pensioners were well off. She went on to say that 2 million older people were living in non-decent homes
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people in England. Despite concessionary bus passes offering free bus travel to those over the State Pension Age, as well as free travel on other forms of transport for older people living in London, 32% of ... concessionary travel to Great Britain. Excluding those who receive concessionary travel below state pension age, the total net benefit to the individual receiving the concessionary travel, other passengers
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They are expensive, but you could qualify for a free boiler and free insulation if you receive Pension Credit. A quick way to check if you qualify is to call the Energy Saving Trust advice service on ... your money by Christmas. You usually get a winter fuel payment automatically if you get the state pension or another social security benefit (not housing benefit, council tax reduction, child benefit or
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Provision Page 3 of 18 1 What is the Social Fund? The Social Fund is a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) scheme to help you with expenses that are difficult to meet from a low income. It includes: ... Fuel Payments are paid to pensioner households on certain means-tested benefits to help with the cost of fuel. You qualify if someone in your household has reached State Pension age by the end of the qualifying
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while, for others, a combination of economic factors and policies such as the raising of the State Pension Age mean that continuing to work is a financial imperative. The increase in employment rates among ... themselves unemployed, is increasingly crucial as a result of demographic change and the rising State Pension Age. 1Centre for Health Economics and Medicines
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living, especially energy prices, my husband constantly feels cold, so we need to heat our home. Our pension is not being increased to cover the rise in the cost of living.’ ‘Heating costs; have been very ... needed over the coming months? For older people on low fixed incomes, relying solely on their State Pension and benefits, the future is looking extremely bleak as there are no more cuts they can make to their
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pass or do not qualify for a disabled person’s bus pass. The qualifying age is based on the State Pension age - although some local authorities offer more generous schemes. If older people do not yet qualify ... dementia but can walk 50m. I have to drop my mum off but I am worried she will wander off and get lost while I park.” D. Reliance on family and friends Some older people rely on friends and relatives to
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the Department for Work and Pensions Fuller Working Lives strategy, and the role of employers in supporting this agenda. Key points and recommendations With State Pension age rising, ensuring enough ... 50+ men. This often means part-time work, which in turn leads to lower investment in skills, lower pensions, and less access to flexible working (part-time working is not necessarily flexible). There should
