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Currently, 79% of people aged between 60 and 69 hold a driving licence and 57% aged over 70iii. The number of older people with a full driving licence has increased and this trend is likely to continue in ... likely to have driven throughout their life and will wish to continue. Although research suggests the number of journeys decreases with age, car journeys are still the dominant form of travel for older people
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other agencies should work together to identify older people at risk in a crisis and provide contact numbers, emergency packs and advice. 2. Energy companies can do more to highlight the extra support they ... telephone and post. • Energy companies should promote the new 105 power loss emergency telephone number from April 2016, targeting those who need it most, such as people living with dementia. • Energy
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other agencies should work together to identify older people at risk in a crisis and provide contact numbers, emergency packs and advice. 2. Energy companies can do more to highlight the extra support they ... telephone and post. • Energy companies should promote the new 105 power loss emergency telephone number from April 2016, targeting those who need it most, such as people living with dementia. • Energy
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ageism, and access to training courses. In light of the research findings, chapter 5 proposes a number of ways in which employment support for older jobseekers could be improved. These recommendations ... JSA Claimant flows 2.3 Flows off JSA are a key measure that Jobcentre Plus uses to manage claimant numbers. They intend to ensure that as many as possible leave benefit before twelve months, when claimants
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charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H ... Review suggests that many savers are deriving sub-optimal outcomes from their pension pots. Large numbers of people appear to be cashing in their savings or failing to shop around when they purchase a retirement
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the Welsh Government to refresh its strategic approach to tackling fuel poverty. In light of the numbers of households still living in fuel poverty, it should set out a clear programme and credible evidence ... hostage to fortune when energy prices rise, this should be rooted in delivery and based on improving a number of low income homes to a minimum EPC rating of C each year. Summary of policy proposals Ofgem
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charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H ... Metering care costs is likely to prove complex and problematic, given the number of qualifications to the costs. Age UK has a number of overarching principles we think could be reflected more strongly throughout
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receive the Minimum Living wage of £7.50 a week.). This average amount includes the relatively small number of people who receive the new State Pension to date. Under the new system, during what will be a ... income often do not even keep pace with prices, and savings income has been staggeringly low for a number of years. The triple lock helps ensure that at least one element of retirement income maintains its
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ensure “shopping around” is the default Increase access to financial intermediaries Increased numbers of DC pension customers are in or approaching retirement. The key to delivering resilience depends ... effect as income top up). Given the huge increase in housing equity in recent decades, increased numbers have the option to consider equity release as one option to boost lower than expected pension income
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charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H ... to work for longer, it is inevitable that the welfare-to-work system will experience a rise in the number of older jobseekers over the next few years. People aged 50+ on the Work Programme make up over
