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Briefing: March 2017 Budget 8 March 2017 Contact: Sally.west@ageuk.org.uk Jane.vass@ageuk.org.uk 2 The Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first and last ‘Spring’ Budget on 8 March ... the main points, but the full documents are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/topicalevents/spring-budget-2017 Age UK – along with many other organisations - has been calling for an emergency
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The Age UK almanac of disease profiles in later life A reference on the frequency of major diseases, conditions and syndromes affecting older people in England David Melzer, Joao Correa ... University of Exeter Medical School Ageing Research Group © 2015 UEMS Ageing Research Group, University of
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Budget Representation from Age UK Autumn Budget 2017 Ref: 2117 September 2017 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research ... where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Jane Vass Director of Policy & Research Jane.vass@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock
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Age Matters is the quarterly newsletter from Age Cymru
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Age Cymru is the largest charity working with and for older people in Wales. Our vision is a society which offers all people in Wales the best experience of later life.
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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 ... majority of deaths occurred among people aged 75 and over; there were an estimated 36,300 excess winter deaths in this age group in 2014/15, compared with 7,700 in people aged under 75 Among the over 65s numbers
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loneliness is also defined by an individual’s subjective emotional state. How can it be measured? Age UK’s research is the first and, so far, only evidence linking loneliness with local risk. All other attempts ... statistical data – is totally wrong. For this work, we are looking for risk of being lonely in later life (aged 65 or over), both for the individual and between areas in order to identify what the main risk factors
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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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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 ... people, including scams, and support victims. Key Stats The average age of mail scam victims is 74. Over half of people aged 65+ believe they have been a target of a scam. An estimated 3.8 million
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1 Transport infrastructure September 2016 Age UK believes that being able to get out and about, whether by public transport or driving, is a vital way for older people to continue to be connected ... the quality of life, health and wellbeing of those in later life – for example, 1.45 million people aged 65+ in England find it difficult to travel to hospital and 630,000 find it difficult or very difficult
