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lock’ on the basic state pension and to the so-called pensioner benefits, including the winter fuel payment, will provide some protection. However, the impact of these cuts on disability benefits, which many
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but first made a claim when under the age of 65, may be entitled to receive ‘Personal Independence Payments’, which replace ‘Disabled Living Allowance’. Those who become disabled or first make a claim after
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£15 £20 My choice £ I enclose a cheque/postal order made payable to Age UK, or I wish to make payment by (please tick): MasterCard Visa CAF CharityCard Card number Expiry date AGUK0081 If you’re
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channels include wanting the social interaction of going into a store, not fully trusting online payments and wanting to physically touch an item and understand how it works. ‘We’re in a generation that
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authorities to improve the quality of bus services. Bus operators meeting these should attract a premium payment from authorities.25 Being able to use the bus is very important for the wellbeing of many older
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insurance such as life assurance or an endowment policy • pension funds that include a lump sum payment on death • investments such as stocks and shares or investment trusts • motor vehicles • jewellery
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Costs It also costs older people to get online – to purchase the hardware and software, make monthly payments and pay for any training or support they might need. rural homes and businesses often complain about ... incomes which allow a comfortable retirement. Age UK also wants the government to ensure that the payments industry delivers a sustainable cash delivery network for all. If access to banking in later life
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the local authority should: offer “a consolatory payment”; and/or make “good any losses you have suffered”; and/or ensure “you receive payments you were entitled to”39. 12.7 If you are dissatisfied
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about this, be embarrassed to claim, or encounter problems with reimbursement on the day or for payment in advance as well as overly bureaucratic systems that create difficulties for them. B. Long waiting
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the care continued. We also heard from an older person who is a personal assistant via the Direct Payment Scheme and their experience of providing support. ‘I have been working 7 days a week keeping my clients
