Benefits Pensions Politics Press releases Age UK’s responds to Winter Fuel Payment vote defeat in the House of Commons Age UK Sep 10, 2024
Benefits Housing Press releases Age UK ‘mystery shopping’ exercise finds older people who are on a low income and not online face a massive postcode lottery when seeking help with their housing costs Age UK May 24, 2024
Bills Social care Press releases New Age UK analysis finds that 28,655 older people died waiting for social care in the most recent year for which figures are available Age UK May 20, 2024
Health Housing Social care Press releases Older people at risk of being forced into residential care due to massive delays in making adaptations to homes Age UK Apr 28, 2024
Pensions Press releases Age UK comment in response to the Ombudsman report on Waspi Women Age UK Apr 19, 2024
Health Pensions Social care Press releases, Elections 2024 Older people’s top priorities for the next Government are clear: keep the Triple Lock and improve the NHS Age UK Apr 12, 2024
Inclusion Mental health Social care Press releases Age UK report finds the system for protecting the fundamental right to liberty of older people with diminished capacity is in urgent need of reform Age UK Mar 08, 2024
Pensions Tax Spring Statement Press releases, Budget Age UK statement in response to the Spring Budget 2024 Age UK Mar 06, 2024
Industrial action Press releases An open letter to both to Government & the BMA states ‘It is now imperative that both Government and the BMA find a resolution and bring an end to their dispute’. Age UK Dec 20, 2023
Housing Insurance Press releases As Storm Ciaran hits the UK, Age UK calls on everyone to ‘look out for older people’ Age UK Nov 02, 2023
Banking Digital finance Inclusion Press releases As bank branches continue to close, a new Age UK report reveals that 4 in 10 over 65s with a bank account do not manage their money online Age UK May 03, 2023
Energy costs Pensions Social care Press releases, Budget AGE UK response to spring budget 2023 Age UK Mar 15, 2023
Social care Covid 19 Press releases “The crisis in the NHS is largely a crisis in older people’s preventive care, and if we’re to avoid another catastrophic winter in nine months’ time we need to act now to fix it” warns Age UK Age UK Feb 17, 2023
Employment Pensions Press releases 3.5 million people aged 50-64 are out of the workforce, many of them in poor health and with few savings by the time they reach State Pension Age Age UK Jan 25, 2023
Energy costs Press releases Ninety-five Charities and non-profit organisations call on the Chancellor to introduce discounted energy bills for low-income households Age UK Jan 17, 2023
Banking Consumer issues Pensions Press releases Government urged to safeguard essential banking services as new research estimates almost 8m older people still want their branch Age UK Oct 01, 2022
Press releases One in five older households not eligible for council tax rebate to help with energy bills are already living in poverty or financial hardship Age UK Mar 23, 2022
Press releases Fuel stress set to soar from April to impact one in four older households and four in five of the poorest - and it could get worse in October Age UK Mar 11, 2022