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standard would cost only an extra £521. This cost is insignificant in comparison with the potential saving that would be achieved over the longer term. Introducing category 2 for all new homes would achieve ... housing conditions will, in many cases, undermine home care objectives and not achieve the desired savings. The lack of an accessible home environment means older people often stay longer in hospital. Those
highlight any product factors (exclusions, rebates, etc.), that can result in consumers making less of a saving, or gaining less of a benefit, than they expect, and encourage consumers to filter by non-price factors ... to 50 per cent of all ages.2 Three in four internet users of all ages 4 (75%) say they have made savings through any of: buying something online; comparing prices online (51%); using a price comparison
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oor-Housing-Briefing-Paper-v3.pdf 8 around a fifth (21 per cent) of owner-occupiers aged over pension age, who live in non-decent homes14. More generally, for all tenures, the EHS shows that 29 per cent ... people – but this does not offer a long term solution. Irene is a private tenant who receives Pension Credit and Local Housing Allowance (LHA). Her rent is £850 a month which was covered by her LHA payment
study also shows that the Lifetime Homes Standard could provide £1,600 in savings from reduced NHS health costsv (in addition to savings as a result of Part M), or £8,600 if potential adaptations were made ... response, that there are a number of important variables likely to reduce costs over time. For example, savings gained by introducing accessibility standards at the design stage of a development rather than later
Stop Falling: Start Saving Lives and Money Introduction 2 What we want to achieve 3 What is currently happening to prevent falls 4 The cost of falls 5 The experiences of people in later life 6 Advice ... even death. 3 Age UK’s ‘Stop Falling: Start Saving Lives and Money’ campaign aims to reduce the number of older people suffering falls and ultimately to save lives. We are calling on all those responsible