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Agenda for Later Life 2015: A great place to grow older Contents Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We provide services and support at a ... a national and local level to inspire, enable and support older people. We stand up and speak for all those who have reached later life, and also protect the long-term interests of future generations. About
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Economic Tracker Summer 2013 1 Contents Key insights 2 Background 3 Indicators 4 Dashboard 6 What older people say about their current economic situation 8 Analysis of the implications of a cap on social ... course of our work with people in later life, it has become apparent that there is no accessible resource that summaries the impact of the economy on the financial well-being older people. This Economic Tracker
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better work incentives for people of working age. Particular issues for those in their 50s and early 60s are: support for disability, digital exclusion and appropriate help for older jobseekers. At least ... Pension Credit system. The older partner could be financially better off living alone and claiming Pension Credit. Carers and people with limited capacity to work who have an older partner may receive additional
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What matters to you? Current experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales August 2024 Contents About this research 3 Current experiences of people aged 50 or over 4 Access to healthcare 4 • Getting ... Current experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales2 About this research During March and April 2024, Age Cymru worked in partnership with the four national older people’s organisations to understand
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1 Improving later life. Vulnerability and resilience in older people. 2 Age UK works to improve later life for the 14 million older people in the UK. We do this by addressing health inequality, reducing ... better for each passing generation. We are Age UK Acknowledgements: We wish to thank the following people for help with identifying and inviting authors: Professor Alan Walker, Professor Christine Milligan
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September 2019 Summary Older people make a significant contribution to Welsh life and the Welsh economy. After taking account of the costs of an ageing population, older people make a net contribution ... contribution of almost £6 million per day to the Welsh economy.1 Age Cymru believes that all people have an innate value in themselves, regardless of their age or other personal characteristics. Nevertheless, it
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other matters affecting older people. We were pleased that our calls to slow down the equalisation of retirement ages resulted in a £1.2 billion concession from the Government during the consideration of ... through the Dignity in Care Commission to ensure that our health and social care system treats all people with dignity and respect, irrespective of their care setting, as a matter of priority. The public
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Painful Journeys Why getting to hospital appointments is a major issue for older people IN-DEPTH POLICY REPORT 2 Introduction For most of us just having a hospital appointment is enough to worry about ... there. This is the reality for many of the older people we have heard from. That’s why Age UK is calling on the Government to urgently review the way older people travel to their hospital appointments. This
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and contribution September 2016 Summary Older people make a significant contribution to Welsh life and the Welsh economy. Age Cymru believes that all people have an innate value in themselves, regardless ... that are made by older people in order to combat ageist assumptions or negative attitudes. This policy statement focuses primarily on the major economic contributions that older people make through paid
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that the current transport system is failing to meet the needs of too many older people. The issues 1. Older drivers • Older people need to be supported in driving safely for longer, with viable alternative ... available for those who are unable to drive. • Driving remains the most common form of transport for older people in the UK, with 68% of households where someone is aged 70+ having their own car. • Research by
