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Evidence submission Age UK evidence to Work and Pensions Committee Inquiry: Pension freedom guidance and advice 28 August 2015 Jane.vass@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock ... should be required to monitor and report regularly on the outcome of the reforms, including the extent to which they meet the needs of disadvantaged groups. Pension Wise needs to be expanded, more actively
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.................................................................. 4 Multi-dimensional instruments to measure of loneliness .............................................................. 5 Loneliness as ... health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.4 People with a high degree of loneliness are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s as people with a low degree of loneliness.5 86% of over 65s say they are satisfied
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Trust (NEST) to expand its remit to offer products to consumers in the retirement income marketplace. At present NEST operates only as a pensions saving scheme, and its members have to move to other providers ... providers when they want to access their pension pot. Key points and recommendations • NEST should be allowed to offer decumulation products. This will help a significant number of smaller savers access
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from exercising their right to dispose of their property on death according to their own wishes (‘testamentary freedom’). Older people may find it particularly difficult to make a valid will, this may ... because they are living with dementia, vulnerable to ‘undue influence’ or have general problems communicating and understanding what they want to happen to their possessions after they die. The law in this
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highlights things to consider if you want to plan ahead and make financial and other arrangements for your funeral. It looks at options when deciding what type of funeral you want, ways to pay for a funeral ... the factsheet to record your funeral arrangement preferences and other helpful information for family or friends. The information in this factsheet is correct for the period February 2024 to January 2025
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.................... 10 3.3 Getting to essential services ................................................................................... 10 3.4 Alternatives to usual travel methods .............. ... ..... 28 1 Executive summary Bus services are vitally important to older people, yet many commercial services do not respond to the needs of older people while public spending cuts mean non-commercial
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‘older people’. These familiar categories automatically entreat us to consider differences. Yet an extra moment’s thought might redirect us to a view that any differences are actually smaller than the similarities ... life roles; connections with family, friends and communities; fun; challenges; etc., etc. What needs to be recognised is not the ‘oldness’ of a person, but their individuality. It is this individuality that
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of the Charity’s objectives. He supports colleagues in the Charity and local Age UK Brand Partners to understand and develop evaluation systems and processes across delivery programmes, ensuring that appropriate ... weather has shown to increase the demand on the heath service (with the cost to the NHS estimated to be around £1.36 billion per year), and with cold homes in particular, it is believed to be the main reason
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national charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services ... opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond to the consultation
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charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. The Age UK network comprises around 150 local Age UKs reaching most of England. We provide information and advice to around 5.9 million ... emails and face-to-face sessions. We work closely with Age UK Cymru, Age UK NI and Age UK Scotland. About this consultation The FCA committed in its 2015 Retirement Income Market Study to addressing low
