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policy can help us to achieve our ambition. This summary sets out our policy priorities for the year ahead, which cover all aspects of ageing: money matters; health and care; housing; and creating communities ... Age NI and Age Scotland and in England, 165 local Age UK partners. However, the challenges spelt out in this report are principally for the UK Government and Parliament. You can read the full report on
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the number of hours per week they’re caring, their opinions on support for older unpaid carers, and what three things would make their life easier. The survey received 537 responses and respondents range ... continue to work in partnership with the Welsh Government to address the concerns set out in this report. To find out more about the project and how to contact the team, take a look at our website: agecymru
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currently don’t know how to deal with their concerns or don’t have the confidence to speak up about what they really need. This project will help shine a light on their needs and aspirations so they can ... the ground in the region. With the help of Age Connects North East Wales, I’ve been able to reach out to numerous organisations across Flintshire and Wrexham to spread awareness of the HOPE project and
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stay independent and active. A warm home, nutritious food, occasional treats and being able to get out and about are all good for health and wellbeing, helping older people to make the most of later life ... pensioners living abroad receive a ‘frozen’ pension, meaning its level never increases. Managing money If older people are to live confidently, they must be able to manage their finances easily, whether
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truedesign.co.uk Wellbeing encapsulates how we are faring, in all domains of life Contents Introduction 3 What did we do? 4 Our statistical work 4 Key findings 5 Age UK’s Index of Wellbeing in Later Life 8 How ... details about the work is available on our website. What is ‘wellbeing’? There is no widely accepted definition for wellbeing, and there is confusion between what we understand as wellbeing, quality of life
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people a year. Nationally we provide information through written guides and web based materials, and run a telephone, email and postal advice service. There are nearly 170 local Age UK organisations in England ... face to face assessment if sufficient information is provided from other sources to decide the claim – unless the claimant chooses to have an assessment. Any further roll out of PIP should be delayed
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finding that there are competition issues to be addressed in the light of the very large sums of money held in cash savings accounts at very low rates of interest, even where balances are sufficiently ... communication need to be improved in order to increase the ability and motivation of customers to seek out products with better rates of return. At the same time, we would like the FCA to go further than it
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our communities. The Commission was a response to Jo’s own experience - of finding herself a fish out of water at university and experiencing deep loneliness, and later of seeing the devastating effects ... about their own feelings of loneliness, and think about the people who are lonely in their lives and what they could do to help them. And we have stimulated new debate about the role that government, business
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ability to access vital services and communities, as many older people rely on public transport to get out and about. Without appropriate transport services and infrastructure, older people can become isolated ... engagement. We hope these comments are useful and would be happy to provide further information if required.
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acceptable statistical power. On the other hand, census data do not record variables needed to carry out a study on loneliness among the elderly population. Notwithstanding, this paper presents one such attempt ... hearing aids and men (Pronk et al, 2013) Cross-national evidence suggests that loneliness in later life runs deeper in England than in other developed countries. Using survey data for England and the Netherlands
