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new force combining Age Concern and Help the Aged. With almost 120 years of combined history to draw on, we are bringing together our talents, services and solutions to do more to enrich the lives of people ... available on how to age well and what to do to ensure a healthier and wealthier later life. Much of this advice is based on sound evidence, but much is confusing and often contradictory – what’s good for
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of millions of older people. Be a fly on the wall of our national telephone advice line, and hear about how our Person-Centred Integrated Care Programme led one man to revive his passion for fly fishing ... fishing! People are proud to be Age UK for all sorts of reasons. They might be one of the nearly six million people who turn to us each year for trusted information or advice. Or they may have made a difference
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the Aged (registered charity number 272786), and their trading and other associated companies merged on 1 April 2009. Together they have formed the Age UK Group, dedicated to improving the lives of people ... Research Unit at King’s College London to complete a literature review that would provide information on equality and diversity issues relevant to older people living in the United Kingdom (UK) in relation
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‘Housing Adaptations Service Standards’ 20 6.4 Means testing for adaptations 24 6.5 Further information on the Welsh Government’s ENABLE: support for living independently scheme 24 Factsheet ... February 2024 3 of 62 6.6 Further information on the general provision of small adaptations by local authority social
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Victoria Lloyd, Chief Executive, June 2022 Welcome to the Summer edition of Age Matters. Summer is on its way and we’ve just celebrated Volunteers Week and Carers Week which are both important points in ... to pay tribute to all carers and to highlight the issues they face. This edition includes feedback on our latest survey into older people’s experiences of Covid. We’d like to thank everybody who took
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Evidence submission Age UK’s evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee’s Inquiry on Intergenerational Fairness February 2016 ... In 2014-15 nearly 5.7million people came to Age UK and our local partners for information and advice on a range of issues to do with later life. We work closely with Age Cymru, Age NI and Age Scotland.
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Consultation Response Draft Code of Practice on the extended right to request flexible working Ref: 1713 Date: 20 May 2013 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts ... This gave individuals a legal right to have a request seriously considered, and put an obligation on the employer to accept the request unless there was a good business reason for not doing so. Previously
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are pleased to respond to Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales’ consultation on A Healthier Wales: A Workforce Strategy for Health and Social Care. We broadly support the themes ... outlined in the consultation document. However, these are drafted at high level, and much will depend on the detail of implementation. The comments below highlight our priorities for implementation. Creating
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and advice to over five million people each year, conduct campaigns, training and research focused on later life and assist a network of around 150 local Age UKs throughout England. The Age UK family includes ... payments issues topmost in the minds and lives of older people. 3 In the response below we have focused on those questions we are qualified to answer and which we regard as priorities for the older population
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factsheet This factsheet provides information about: what your landlord can charge you in rent, depending on the type of occupation contract you have; what you can do if you are worried about affording a ... (previously referred to as tenants) have different rights around rents. Generally, your rights depend on: what housing sector you live in and, therefore, the type of landlord you have; plus the type of occupation
