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1 Scamming and its effect on vulnerable individuals September 2016 Age UK believes that nobody should live in fear of crime; police, Government and industry should take action to prevent crimes targeted ... almost doubles the total crime figures. The majority of fraud incidents (2.5m) relate to bank and credit card fraud. The majority of computer misuse incidents (1.4m) relate to computer viruses. However
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Age UK briefing for MPs – Excess Winter Deaths June 2016 Over the last ten years a shocking quarter of a million older people have died from the cold –1 older person every 7 minutes and at the root of ... to an average of £370 per household) Energy efficiency There are 6 million low income homes in the UK with an energy efficiency of Band D or lower, but only 1.8 million energy efficiency measures have
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1 Age UK Digital Inclusion Evidence Report 2013 Marcus Green and Phil Rossall Digital inclusion evidence review Contents 1 Digital inclusion of older people in the UK ........................ ... ....................................................................................... 17 2 Age UK Digital Inclusion Evidence Report 2013 Marcus Green and Phil Rossall Fear .....................
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Closure Briefing September 2016 Age UK is concerned at the closure of nearly 10,000 bank branches in the last 25 years (over half of all branches across the UK), leaving hundreds of thousands of older ... the past year, with more than 600 bank branches closing across Britain in this period. As such, Age UK have prepared this briefing as a way of supporting MPs to respond to closures in your local area, as
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1 Age UK Poverty Evidence Review 2014 Matthew Norton and Sally West Age UK Evidence Review: Poverty in Later Life Contents Key Statistics ..................................................... ... ................................................. 12 Entering a low income after reaching State Pension Age ................................................................................. 13 Living on
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0 Age UK End of Life Evidence Review 2013 Susan Davidson and Tom Gentry End of Life Evidence Review Table of Contents 1 Introduction ........................................................ ... ................... 17 5 What can Age UK/Third Sector organisations do? .......................................................... 19 6. What are local Age UKs doing?.................................
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FAQs about Age UK’s Index of Wellbeing in Later Life 1. What is Age UK’s Index of Wellbeing in Later Life? Age UK’s Index of Wellbeing in Later Life is a summary measure that provides information on how ... how well older people aged 60 and over in the UK are doing in life. It provides an average wellbeing score of between 0 and 100, with 100 being the highest score representing the greatest level of wellbeing
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Age UK briefing – discharging older people from hospitals June 2016 How and when someone is discharged from hospital, and the support they receive in the aftermath, are critical determinants of their ... 13 per cent of these lost days were attributed to so-called ‘patient choice’. However calls to Age UK’s information and advice line1 shed important light on the experiences of some older people and reveal
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Written evidence: Bus Services Bill March 2017 Why bus services matter to older people 1. Age UK believes that wherever they live older people should be able to reach key services, friends and family ... is essential, with a particular concern being the ability to travel to medical appointments. 3. Age UK is calling for all areas and means of transport to be ‘age-friendly’ so that older people can remain
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