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about how to work with firms to ensure appropriate ‘lifestyling’ decisions are taken. We strongly support the FCA’s proposal to ensure that debtors are protected from being pressured into using their pension ... firms and consumers? We agree the FCA’s proposals to restrict illustrations are logical and Age UK supports them. We have nothing further to add at this point. Question 7 - Do you agree with our proposal
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parliamentary campaigns, provides training, and funds research exclusively focused on later life. We support and assist a network of around 170 local Age UKs throughout England; the Age UK family also includes ... payment systems are operating in the interests of service users, including vulnerable consumers We support the proposed approach to setting up the Payments Strategy Forum In order to ensure that it understands
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council services Older people expect better council services. Councillors will be aware that care and support services have faced unprecedented challenges as a result of budget pressures and continued increases ... the opportunity to improve places for older people. For many older people, lack of good quality support and infrastructure within the neighbourhoods acts as a barrier that prevents them from being active
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network and for agreeing Post Office Limited's business plan. There has been more crossgovernment support, with pilots to make Post Office the front office of government. In future we would like to see much ... criteria that ensures reasonable access to Post Office services wherever people live. Dedicated support for unprofitable branches, particularly in remote and / or deprived communities. Services for vulnerable
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State Pension constitutes all or most of the retirement income of pensioners on lower incomes - this support needs to be maintained, especially at a time when the latest figures show a small rise in pensioner ... but this could fall to 36% if it is linked to earnings.11 Age UK’s views Age UK strongly supports the triple lock. As shown earlier, the triple lock has helped increase the real value of the basic
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author would like to give a special mention to Titilope Adekunle (Research Assistant at Age UK) for supporting the author in carrying out interviews with older people participating in the project. Author ... Evaluation & Impact. He designs, manages and carries out research evaluation in support of the Charity’s objectives. He supports colleagues in the Charity and local Age UK Brand Partners to understand and
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Active Norfolk, East Region and physical activity lead for the County Sports Partnership Network, supporting Sport England nationally to promote the success of the two Get Healthy, Get Active funded programmes ... people in their own homes, that signposts and refers service users and provides additional one to one support if needed. Moira talked about an example of a service user in his 60s who had recently lost his
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policy-relevant research into the societal consequences of ageing. ILC-UK are grateful for this continued support from Age UK. For more information on ILC-UK please visit www.ilcuk.org.uk About ILC-UK 1 Contents ... been used to having credit cards and other forms of debt during their working life, this is not supported by these findings. Indeed, levels of debt in 50-64-year-old age groups have fallen over time. However
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discrimination. Simply adjusting formal policies does not equate to a change in practice. This is supported by the mixed evidence which exists on attitudinal change. Research by the Department for Work and ... the means to extend working lives, for example an improved training offer and better back-to-work support. 2. Macroeconomic differences When measured on an economy-wide scale, the Age Regulations have
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This report was produced by Age Cymru in partnership with Swansea University’s Graduate Support Programme, utilising Welsh Government funding via the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales ... per cent have four or more other health conditions.80 16 13 End of life care End of life care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life. End of life care includes palliative
