-
year. Introduction Age UK is the country's largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We help more than 5 million people every year, providing support, companionship and ... of channels, including telephone. 6. There is a hugely important role for various third parties to help vulnerable people switch, including price comparison websites, Energy Advisors, relatives and Attorneys
-
package of measures aimed at tackling pension scams.1 Introduction Age UK is the country's largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We help more than 5 million people ... particular. 5. The Government should raise awareness of the ban through a wider range of consumer-facing and offline channels, including Age UK. 6. To encourage more people to report scams, the Government
-
with more choice’.1 Age UK is the country's largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We help more than 5 million people every year, providing support, advice and companionship ... vulnerable customers. Many older people face a range of barriers to switching and so risk losing out on price over the longer-term. 4. Barriers to switching faced by many older people include: not using
-
Older People’s Experiences of Renting Privately A report commissioned by Age Concern and Help the Aged Julie Rugg and Karen Croucher Acknowledgements Our particular thanks go to all those people living ... project we have been assisted by a number of organisations in different parts of the UK that have helped us make contact with older people living in the private rented sector. We are grateful to them all
-
…………. About this report Foreword Executive summary 1 Introduction 2 Types of fraud and who is at risk 3 The impact of fraud and why it goes unreported 4 The nature and extent of fraud 5 Legal ... the full range of ‘scams’. This gives us, and others working in the field, a solid evidence base to help us move forward and develop more and better solutions. Age UK receives hundreds of queries every
-
subsidiary charities and trading companies are all dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We are national In the UK, we help over seven million people every year, providing support, companionship ... UK Our work is driven by what older people tell us matter to them, and we work day-in day-out to help more older people love later life. Our strategy Our 2016-21 priorities Our priorities for the next
-
Moriarty and Jill Manthorpe A report of research carried out by the Social Care Workforce Research Unit at King’s College London Research Report 2 Published by Age UK, London www.ageuk ... been produced for Age UK by Jo Moriarty and Jill Manthorpe of the Social Care Workforce Research Unit at King’s College London. Any views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of Age UK. Age UK
-
Ageing, for help identifying authors and research for this book. We also thank Age UK’s Research Department for assistance with editing. And not least we thank all of the authors in this book for graciously ... services to older people, Age UK is deeply interested in what research tells us is known to work. To help inform this debate we’ve asked experts to write jargon-free summaries of research in their areas.
-
(Research Assistant at Age UK) for supporting the author in carrying out interviews with older people participating in the project. Author Vinal K Karania is Research Manager at Age UK with responsibility ... delivery programmes, ensuring that appropriate methodologies are recognised and used. He can be contacted at Vinal.Karania@ageuk.org.uk or on 020-3033-1182. Page 4 of 33 Page 5 of 33 Contents Summary
-
Factsheet 71 Park homes February 2024 About this factsheet This factsheet gives information about the law relating to park homes (also called mobile homes or caravans). It is aimed at park homeowners who ... who are entitled to use their home as a permanent residence, not people staying or living in holiday caravans or lodges. It includes points to consider when buying a park home and refers to organisations
