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it is and how you do it About Age UK Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We believe in a world where everyone can love later life and we work ... year, providing support, companionship and advice for older people who need it most. The Age UK network includes Age UK, Age Cymru, Age NI and Age Scotland and around 165 local Age UK partners in England
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We all like categories. They help us make sense of the world and feel more comfortable. And so we have ‘young people’; ‘middle aged people’ and ‘older people’. These familiar categories automatically entreat ... today what they valued yesterday – that is: independence; life roles; connections with family, friends and communities; fun; challenges; etc., etc. What needs to be recognised is not the ‘oldness’ of a person
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purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Tom Gentry Email: tom.gentry@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock ... www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is Tavis
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for care and support of older people1. In addition, the Government has committed to transferring £3.8 billion from the NHS for joint NHS and local council decisions about the funding of heath and care services ... caused by the real-term cuts in spending and the increase in demand due to changing demographics. Despite rising demand for social care services, the funding, and subsequent number of people in receipt
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commissioned by Age Concern and Help the Aged Julie Rugg and Karen Croucher Acknowledgements Our particular thanks go to all those people living in the private rented sector who so generously and patiently gave us ... us their time and shared their experiences with us. In undertaking this project we have been assisted by a number of organisations in different parts of the UK that have helped us make contact with older
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Older people and power loss, floods and storms Reducing risk, building resilience 2 These crises – power loss, floods and storms – can be challenging or even traumatising for people of any age. But older ... person alone and cut-off in a crisis – this is what we must work to avoid. The Government recognises that our changing climate poses a growing threat to particular groups. The energy and financial services
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a charity and a social enterprise driven by the needs and aspirations of people in later life. Our vision is for a world where everyone can love later life. Age UK provides information and advice to over ... over 5 million people each year, runs public and parliamentary campaigns, provides training, and funds research exclusively focused on later life. We support and assist a network of around 165 local Age UKs
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costs 10 Meeting the costs of the social care reforms: Impact on pensions 13 Spotlight on Poverty and Inequality 14 Footnotes 17 Welcome to the second edition of Age UK’s Economic Tracker. In the course ... analyses key economic trends and the views of older people to give a concise picture of the economic situation for those in later life. Since our first edition, the UK economy and economic policy have given
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purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Jane Vass Director of Policy & Research Jane.vass@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House ... www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is Tavis
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resilience of the recently retired This report is a report for Age UK’s Financial Services Commission and was initially presented at a summit event that took place on 6 February, before the 2014 Budget announcement ... Summary 1 Who are the recently retired? 3 Financial resilience to economic, health and lifestyle shocks during early retirement 4 Improving the financial resilience of the recently
