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2.75 million older people in England who need some form of help and support, the vast majority of whom rely, at least in part on informal help from family and friends. A growing older population, combined ... contribution of informal carers is critical and only set to increase in the future. Many carers are older people themselves and may face additional challenges. There are more than 2 million carers aged 65+,
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in-branch or in a close substitute for a bank branch. The persistence of a group of non-digital older people and therefore the need for continued access to financial services by non-digital means. The ... and social enterprise driven by the needs and aspirations of people in later life. We provide information and advice to over five million people each year, conduct campaigns, training and research focused
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this factsheet This factsheet contains information about Pension Credit, a meanstested benefit for people over State Pension age (currently 66 years of age). It gives information about the eligibility criteria ... Benefit rates are reviewed annually and uprated in April, but rules and figures can sometimes change during the year. In Wales, tenants are now ‘contract-holders’ and tenancy agreements are ‘occupation contracts’
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individuals, including many vulnerable and hard-to-reach older people. Key points and recommendations • Informal learning is greatly valued by people in later life, and the Adult Safeguarded Learning budget ... in later life, for example helping tackle social isolation and improving mental health. • Many older people view learning as a means to community engagement, whether through organising provision or simply
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Thinks for their excellent, insightful qualitative research. Most of all we are indebted to the people who participated in our qualitative research, who shared their experiences, thoughts, strengths ... generates valid, reliable and sound evidence for the Age UK Group. It provides novel insights into older people’s issues, providing a mandate of evidence for all that Age UK does. It also develops thought leadership
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include properly funded, practical measures for improving the quality of and access to care for older people in need of it today. Indeed, for Age UK a 'cap', while welcome, is the lower of these two priorities ... route-map to increase auto-enrolment contributions beyond the planned 8 per cent, and extend coverage to people on lower incomes, those with multiple low-paying jobs, and the selfemployed. In the meantime, it
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victimisation defined as follows: Direct discrimination will be deemed to have occurred where an older person is treated less favourably than others would be treated, because of their age. Indirect discrimination ... procedures operating, which have the effect of discriminating against certain groups of people, in this case older people. This may happen in subtle ways. Harassment involves unwanted conduct which is related
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misunderstandings Depression affects people of all ages yet it’s commonly misunderstood. This leaflet provides information on recognising and dealing with depression as we grow older. From time to time we can all ... treatable condition. It’s estimated that one in six people develop clinical depression after they reach 65; this figure can rise to more than one in three for people living in care homes. Signs and symptoms You
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get another job than for any other age group. It can be very difficult or even impossible for these people to move back into work, often because of ageist attitudes by employers, a lack of high quality advice ... State Pension age rises will make this issue more acute. It will mean more people are needing to look for work until older ages, increasing the pressure on the employment support infrastructure. If this
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the needs and aspirations of people in late life. Our vision is for a world where everyone can love later life. Age UK provides information and advice to over 5 million people each year, runs public and ... products tailored to older people. Key points and recommendations The Post Office is a vital service for many older people both in terms of services direct to older people and through its support
