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about older people living on a low income: the extent of poverty in later life, changes over time and who is at greatest risk. What do we mean by poverty? We consider people to be living in poverty when ... needed to visit a friend or go to a social club. How is poverty measured? Poverty and low income can be defined and measured in a number of ways and people’s individual needs and circumstances vary. However
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there are limits to what they can do. Changing family structures, greater geographical dispersal, demands of the workplace (likely to increase with rising State Pension age) and a reliance on older carers ... their quality of life is vulnerable to sudden change. A ‘trigger event’ such as the loss of a carer, can mean an older person experiences a rapid deterioration in their health and or a significant loss of
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a much more torrid journey through the later part of their working life. For those out of work it can be extremely difficult to get another job. The over 50s typically have longer spells of unemployment ... group, and some will never work again, effectively becoming locked out of the labour market. This can be for a variety of reasons; for example ageism among employers, outdated qualifications, and for some
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communities can positively adapt to meet the opportunities and challenge of our ageing population. Local Government has a crucial and fundamental role in shaping places in which people can age well, ... challenging times for local authorities. Addressing and unlocking the potential of our ageing population can be part of the solution. Age UK’s guiding vision is a world where everyone is able to love later
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struggle to get people to listen to my views, my wishes and my feelings More information on advocacy can be found from: • Your Local Authority www.gov.uk/find-local-council • Dewis Cymru website www.dewis ... My advocate was the only person who listened to me and only me, who understood everything I said and helped me to find my way forward”. “ My advocate was the person who was there for me and only me, they
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characteristic. For example, the manager of a large home from hospital scheme tells a group of volunteers who include Muslim men and women that volunteers cannot request to visit people of the same gender as themselves ... home care agency that some of its care workers have made transphobic comments about him. A worker who has witnessed these comments corroborates his complaints. She then finds that she is always given
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living in later life. This paper explores some of the reasons for this precariousness. Firstly, pensions are changing. With defined benefit schemes having seen their peak, families must work harder to ... of people actively contributing to a pension has fallen, and at present, over two-thirds of people in low and middle households have no pension or a frozen pension (this compares to 41 per cent of people
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people to travel off-peak on buses anywhere in England for free. Eligibility is tied to women’s State Pension age for both men and women. It is a crucial universal benefit that is greatly valued by older people ... importance of buses and concessionary travel to older people. Full copies of these research reports can be found on the Age UK website: www.ageuk.org.uk/professional-resources-home • Older People’s Use
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of the non-disabled population, among those under State Pension age. This consultation looks at how the Government commitment to halve this gap can be achieved, including the role of employers, the unemployment ... have an important role in promoting this agenda. The Government should consider whether any lessons can be learned from the Fuller Working Lives agenda, which has boosted employer engagement in supporting
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older people who may struggle to leave home, aiming to promote independence, mental health and wellbeing. EngAge Volunteer training in providing peer support to socially isolated older people who struggle ... to a new area. I have an older daughter who lives close, but I had to do it on my own. But doing the course it wound me up again, I thought, ‘I have a brain, I can use it’, the training and the trainer gave
