https://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/This feed displays the 6 most recent media releases from Age UKThu, 27 Mar 2025 10:00:43 Z6f0847f1-a4e4-4539-9a02-21e17a7e9c41https://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/one-in-three-pensioners-equivalent-to-4.1-million-older-individuals-feel-less-financially-secure-than-a-year-ago-says-age-uk/In a new report, Age UK warns groups of pensioners are ‘still’ struggling with the cost of living, with the situation...2025-03-24T00:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/one-in-three-31-over-60s-say-life-is-harder-than-five-years-ago-because-more-services-are-now-online/Age UK’s research[i] finds strong links between digital exclusion in later life and levels of deprivation in areas...2025-03-18T00:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/many-older-women-experience-glaring-inequalities-says-new-age-uk-report/More than one third of women aged 50+ (36%) 4.1 million in England have experienced discrimination on the grounds of...2025-03-10T11:39:07Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/title/Age UK reacts to Ofgem’s price cap announcement of 6.4% rise in energy bills from 1 April 2025.2025-02-26T11:19:07Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/three-in-four-pensioners-admitted-they-were-cold-in-their-own-homes-in-january/New research for the Charity Age UK has revealed that 3 in 4 (75% - equivalent to 9.1 million) aged 66 and over said...2025-02-18T10:25:30Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/increased-employer-nics-on-charities-will-wipe-out-some-essential-services-for-vulnerable-older-people/Age UK’s report ‘Nothing left to trim’ – shows the Government’s Budget measures will cost the 69 local Age UKs who...2025-01-31T09:00:44Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/age-uks-statement-in-response-to-dhsc-announcement-on-social-care--an-independent-commission-investment--some-reforms/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: "Far reaching reform and refinancing of social care is long...2025-01-03T09:42:32Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/age-uk-urges-every-older-person-to-protect-their-health-by-having-a-winter-covid-19-and-flu-jab-as-soon-as-they-can/Some older people are also eligible for an RSV vaccination this year and Charity encourages them to take advantage of...2024-12-17T14:44:57Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/charity-says-many-older-people-with-chronic-ill-health-and-significant-care-needs-are-likely-to-be-wrongly-missing-out-on-chc-funding/New Age UK report points to the growing divergence between how NHS Continuing Healthcare funding is supposed to work,...2024-12-15T11:48:56Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/loneliness-research-christmas-campaign/To highlight the issue and raise funds, the Charity has launched an emotional Christmas campaign, Together, we’re not...2024-12-04T09:52:54Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/age-uks-new-report-shows-you-are-not-alone-in-feeling-lonely/New evidence reveals the scale and health impacts of loneliness amongst older people – with 9 in 10 older people who...2024-12-02T23:00:10Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/more-than-three-quarters-of-pensioners---equivalent-to-9.2-million---spent-their-winter-fuel-payment-on-fuel-related-costs-last-year/With temperatures falling and energy prices high and rising, Age UK is deeply worried for older people who’ve lost...2024-11-26T23:00:10Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/age-uk-comment-in-response-to-new-analysis-by-the-nuffield-trust--social-care-providers-at-risk-of-collapse/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: “This analysis is catastrophic for the millions of older...2024-11-22T10:06:10Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/age-uk-responds-to-ofcoms-energy-price-cap-announcement-today/Caroline Abrahams Charity Director at Age UK said: “Older people, struggling without their Winter Fuel Payment, who...2024-11-22T09:28:35Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/low-literacy-and-numeracy-skills-lead-to-difficulties-accessing-essential-services-and-benefit-entitlements-says-age-uk/New research from Learning and Work Institute, supported by Age UK, reveals an estimated 6 million people over 50...2024-11-16T00:01:01Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/age-uk-calls-for-a-radical-sea-change-in-how-we-think-about-older-people-and-about-ageing--including-our-own2/Age UK calls for a radical ‘sea change’ in how we think about older people and about ageing – including our own  New...2024-11-04T19:05:01Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/age-uks-statement-in-response-to-the-autumn-budget/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: On Winter fuel payments “Nothing in the Budget changes the...2024-11-04T15:27:51Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2-million-older-people-now-have-some-unmet-need-for-social-care/New Age UK report finds older people are often struggling due to insufficient access to high quality NHS treatment,...2024-09-26T23:08:01Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/age-uk-response-to-governments-equality-analysis-on-wfp/Caroline Abrahams, charity director at Age UK said: "When challenged about its policy, the Government has repeatedly...2024-09-14T09:27:03Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/age-uk-response-following-the-publication-of-lord-darzis-report-on-the-state-of-the-national-health-service-in-england2/Paul Farmer Chief Executive at Age UK said: “We warmly welcome Lord Darzi’s report, which is extremely important as...2024-09-12T09:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/age-uks-responds-to-winter-fuel-payment-vote-defeat-in-the-house-of-commons/Caroline Abrahams CBE, Charity Director at Age UK said: "We're deeply disappointed, but not surprised, that the vote...2024-09-10T15:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/new-age-uk-analysis-shows-2.5-million-older-people-on-low-incomes---a-higher-number-than-first-estimated---are-set-to-lose-their-winter-fuel-payment-and-will-struggle-without-it/Figure excludes an unknown number of disabled and sick older people on higher incomes who unavoidably face huge...2024-09-10T00:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/theres-never-been-a-more-important-time-to-claim-pension-credit-than-now-says-age-uk/Age UK urges older people on low and modest incomes to check whether they’re eligible for Pension Credit, to be...2024-09-06T23:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/new-eligibility-rules-for-winter-fuel-payment-are-unfair/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: "One of the biggest problems with the Government's means-testing...2024-09-03T16:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/age-uk-statement-on-the-ofgem--energy-price-cap-increasing-by-10-per-cent/Age UK statement in response to today’s announcement by Ofgem that the energy price cap will rise in October to...2024-08-23T08:19:11Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/help-us-save-winter-fuel-payment-for-struggling-pensioners-says-age-uk/Charity believes c.2 million older people on low incomes or who are otherwise vulnerable are set to lose the Payment...2024-08-01T15:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/age-uk-response-to-chancellors-announcement-on-the-care-cap/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: "Sir Andrew Dilnot was asked to devise a scheme to protect older...2024-07-29T23:21:18Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/age-uk-responds-to-the-chancellors-announcement-to-means-test-the-winter-fuel-payment/Caroline Abrahams CBE, Charity Director at Age UK said:  "We strongly oppose the means-testing of Winter Fuel Payment...2024-07-29T15:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/age-uks-leeds-abbey-dash-returning-this-october/The much-loved Leeds Abbey Dash 10k returns to Leeds City Centre on Sunday, October 13th, 2024. Age UK is calling on...2024-06-12T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/lend-a-hand.-make-a-change.-join-age-uk-in-the-big-help-out-2024/The Big Help Out is back! This June some of the country’s best-known charities are coming together to encourage...2024-05-30T11:00:24Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/joe-mcelderry-lends-a-hand-and-his-voice-to-age-uk--to-volunteer-as-part-of-the-big-help-out/Singer Joe McElderry has turned his hand to volunteering as part of The Big Help Out 2024 for Age UK, which...2024-05-30T10:46:33Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/age-uk-marks-loneliness-awareness-week/Age UK is marking this year’s Loneliness Awareness Week (10th-16th June) by raising awareness of loneliness and...2024-05-23T13:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/new-age-uk-analysis-finds-that-28655-older-people-died-waiting-for-social-care-in-the-most-recent-year-for-which-figures-are-available/New Age UK analysis has found that 28,655 older people aged 65+ died in 2022/23[i] before ever receiving the social...2024-05-20T10:04:56Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/age-uk-launches-its-new-walking-tennis-programme-for-older-people/Age UK, with funding from the LTA Tennis Foundation, is proud to launch its new initiative for older people, The...2024-05-02T17:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/age-uk-comment-in-response-to-the-ombudsman-report-on-waspi-women/older-people-at-risk-of-being-forced-into-residential-care-due-to-massive-delays-in-making-adaptations-to-homes/Older people at risk of being forced into residential care due to massive delays in making adaptations to homes...2024-04-28T12:15:01Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/millions-of-over-50s-fear-opening-their-doors-and-answering-their-phones-because-of-scams-says-age-uk/Evidence from Age UK’s Scams Prevention Programme sheds light on the fear of scams amongst over 50s and the pressing...2024-04-16T23:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/older-peoples-top-priorities-for-the-next-government-are-clear-keep-the-triple-lock-and-improve-the-nhs/65 per cent of over-65s (over 8 million) put the Triple Lock in their top three priorities and 54 per cent (almost 7...2024-04-12T22:03:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/more-than-1-in-3-over-65s-4.7-million-lack-the-basic-skills-to-use-the-internet-successfully/More than 1 in 3 over 65s (4.7 million) lack the basic skills to use the internet successfully and 1 in 6 (2.3...2024-04-02T10:51:35Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/age-uk-comment-in-response-to-the-ombudsman-report-on-waspi-women/ Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: "Now that the Ombudsman has finally concluded that mistakes were...2024-03-21T07:56:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/age-uk-and-csa-responses-to-public-accounts-committee-social-care-report/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: "There are at least 1.6 million reasons to reform and refinance...2024-03-20T10:22:40Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/new-age-uk-research-uncovers-deeply-troubling-levels-of-mental-ill-health-among-people-in-their-fifties-and-over/Almost half of people in their fifties said they were not sleeping well over the last year, with two in five...2024-03-14T09:58:29Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/age-uk-report-finds-the-system-for-protecting-the-fundamental-right-to-liberty-of-older-people-with-diminished-capacity-in-urgent-need-of-reform/Almost 50,000 older people have died without the proper legal safeguards being in place[i] Backlog of cases waiting...2024-03-08T09:32:28Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/age-uk-statement-in-response-to-the-spring-budget-2024/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: "Was that it?" This Budget was something of a non-event for...2024-03-06T15:46:29Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/new-age-uk-report-calls-for-urgent-and-fundamental-reform-of-the-windrush-compensation-scheme/Almost five years since its creation, fewer than one in seven of all those entitled have been compensated Fifty three...2024-02-29T15:51:58Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/one-week-left-to-qualify-for-the-final-cost-of-living-payment/Age UK urges all pensioners on a low income to put in a claim for Pension Credit by Tuesday 5th March to receive the...2024-02-28T09:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/the-big-help-out-2024/The Big Help Out is back! This June some of the country’s best-known charities are coming together to encourage...2024-02-15T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/energy-crisis-is-still-causing-misery-for-the-poorest-pensioners-says-age-uk/Age UK calls for older people who are struggling to ask for help ahead of the expected cold snap this week. In a new...2024-02-09T00:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/as-the-snow-falls-in-northern-areas-age-uk-calls-on-everyone-to-look-out-for-their-older-family-members-and-friends-this-wintertime/44% of over-50s, equivalent to 11.3 million people overall, said they were concerned or very concerned about this...2024-02-08T14:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/new-age-uk-analysis-shows-an-energy-social-tariff-would-have-lifted-2.2-million-households-out-of-fuel-poverty-this-winter/Coalition of Charities calls on the Government to re-commit to the policy as part of a permanent solution for fuel...2024-02-02T00:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/age-uk-launches-donate-a-coat-appeal/Age UK is calling on everyone who can to Donate a Coat this winter for its Spread the Warmth campaign. The Charity is...2024-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/age-uk-and-dunelm-join-forces/Dunelm announces £2m partnership with Age UKNew research from Age UK shows that 1.5m older people don’t leave home...2024-01-25T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2024/new-report-from-age-uk-reveals-the-enormous-challenges-millions-of-older-people-face-this-winter/Over 10 million people are worried about being able to afford to heat their homes.  Nearly 5 million people are...2024-01-19T09:38:06Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/response-to-cold-weather-alerts/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: “The Big Freeze is happening at the worst possible time for older...2024-01-12T17:45:07Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/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/Five organisations representing NHS leaders and patients have jointly written to the Chair of the Council of the BMA...2023-12-20T09:38:23Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/more-than-2-million-older-people-wish-they-had-someone-to-spend-time-with-at-christmas/New statistics from Age UK show just how difficult and lonely this Christmas will be for older people in the UK:2.3...2023-12-01T00:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/age-uk-responds-to-ofgems-price-cap-announcement-and-the-future-cost-of-energy/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: “This expected price rise will no doubt worry older people living...2023-11-23T09:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/care-support-alliance-csa-and-age-uks-response-to-the-lack-of-support-for-social-care-in-the-autumn-statement/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director of Age UK and co-chair of the CSA says: “With this Autumn Statement the...2023-11-22T16:34:31Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/age-uk-our-response-to-todays-autumn-statement-the-government-has-kept-its-promise-to-older-people-to-honour-the-triple-lock/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: "We're pleased and relieved the Government kept its promise to...2023-11-22T16:00:35Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/1.2m-unpaid-carers-aged-50-say-their-health-has-deteriorated-over-the-last-12-months/1.2m unpaid carers aged 50+ say their health has deteriorated over the last 12 months, according to new Age UK...2023-11-22T10:08:45Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/age-uk-urges-older-people-to-protect-their-health-by-having-a-covid-19-booster-and-an-autumn-flu-jab-as-soon-as-they-can/As we head towards what looks to be a challenging autumn and winter, Age UK urges eligible older people to do all...2023-11-14T12:03:27Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/six-in-ten-older-people-on-low-incomes-are-already-cutting-back-on-heating-or-powering-their-homes-in-order-to-make-ends-meet/Ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, Age UK calls on the Government to extend targeted support for older...2023-11-11T00:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/age-uk-statement-in-response-to-chief-medical-officer---professor-chris-whitty---annual-report-2023-health-in-an-ageing-society/Paul Farmer, Chief Executive at Age UK said: “We welcome this powerful and timely report from the Chief Medical...2023-11-10T11:04:08Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/as-storm-ciaran-hits-the-uk-age-uk-calls-on-everyone-to-look-out-for-older-people/As parts of the UK braces for the possible impact of Storm Ciaran in the next couple of days Age UK is calling on...2023-11-02T11:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/age-uk-response-to-the-numbers-of-older-people-missing-out-on-pension-credit-increase-year-on-year/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director At Age UK said: “It's nothing short of a disaster that according to the latest...2023-10-26T14:55:25Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/age-uk-comment-in-response-to-the-care-quality-commissions-cqcs-annual-assessment-of-the-state-of-health--adult-social-care-in-england-looking-at-the-quality-of-care-over-the-past-year/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: “Today’s report from CQC paints an alarming picture. Just about...2023-10-20T09:56:40Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/almost-a-third-of-over-60s--equivalent-to-4.2million---have-recently-cut-back-on-food-or-groceries-due-to-the-cost-of-living-crisis/New research[i] for Age UK reveals almost a third (29%) of over 60s, equivalent to 4.2 million[ii] have recently cut...2023-10-11T23:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/age-uk-analysis-reveals-that-almost-6-million-people-5800000-aged-65-are-either-unable-to-use-the-internet-safely-and-successfully-or-arent-online-at-all/Startling new analysis carried out by Age UK reveals that almost half (46%) of over-65s in the UK are unable to...2023-09-18T23:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/ofgem-announcement-response/Caroline Abrahams, charity director at Age UK said: “Ofgem’s new price cap level represents a small reduction in the...2023-08-29T08:24:09Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/4-in-5-of-all-those-eligible-for-the-energy-bills-support-scheme-alternative-fund-missing-out/New figures secured by Age UK show that almost 4 in 5 of all those eligible for the Energy Bills Support Scheme...2023-08-21T09:50:51Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/age-uk-responds-to-desnzs-briefing-on-future-energy-support/Caroline Abrahams CBE, Charity Director of Age UK said: "While it's good to see the Government considering the...2023-07-24T09:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/age-uk-issues-clarion-call-for-a-big-shift-towards-joined-up-home-and-community-based-health-and-social-care-services-for-older-people/1 in 6 emergency admissions of people over 75 occur within 30 days of last being discharged from hospital’.[i] 36,000...2023-07-11T08:54:13Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/age-uk-launches-new-support-programme-for-older-lgbt-veterans/Age UK has partnered with the military charity, Fighting With Pride, to deliver a new project to support older LGBT+...2023-07-05T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/millions-of-older-people-borrowing-money-using-credit-and-not-able-to-pay-bills-due-to-the-cost-of-living-crisis/1 in 5 (3.4 million) people aged 50-69 and 1 in 12 of over 70s (670,000) in Great Britain have had to borrow more...2023-07-04T23:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/age-uk-research-finds-many-older-people-are-struggling-to-access-local-public-services-in-an-increasingly-digital-world/New report sets out the difficulties older people face when trying to apply for a Blue Badge and other local public...2023-06-27T23:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/new-research-from-age-uk-reveals-that-6.6-million-people-worry-they-wouldnt-know-how-to-support-their-older-parents/Charity launches second part of campaign highlighting the challenges facing older people and their families – and the...2023-06-26T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/new-age-uk-research-shows-how-the-cost-of-living-crisis-is-upending-some-peoples-retirement-plans-and-their-prospects-of-a-comfortable-standard-of-living-in-the-years-to-come/Age UK and the Pensions Policy Institute say that sadly, for some older workers, high inflation means that retiring...2023-06-16T23:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/1.5-million-older-unpaid-carers-aged-65-admit-to-feeling-under-strain/In Carers Week 2023, Charity calls on Government to provide more support for unpaid carers, and highlights the...2023-06-09T11:03:01Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/age-uk-responds-to-ofgems-price-cap-announcement/In response to Ofgem’s price cap announcement this morning, Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said:"It's...2023-05-25T08:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/age-uk-urges-pensioners-on-low-incomes-to-put-in-a-claim-for-pension-credit-without-delay/Older people on a low income have until Friday 19th May[i] to put in a claim for Pension Credit[ii] in order to...2023-05-12T23:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/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/Three in four account-holders aged 65+ want to carry out at least one transaction in a branch Age UK calls on the...2023-05-02T23:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/dr-hilary-jones--age-uk-urge-all-eligible-older-people-to-protect-their-health-by-having-a-spring-covid-19-booster-as-soon-as-it-is-offered/Dr Hilary Jones, General Practitioner and TV Presenter on GMB and Lorraine, has joined Age UK to urge older people to...2023-04-24T14:25:21Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/age-uk-responds-to-ofgems-announcement-on-ppms/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said:   “It’s good to see some regulation coming in to begin to rein...2023-04-18T09:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/age-uk-responds-to-new-government-funding-for-social-care-announcement/Caroline Abrahams, co-chair of the Care & Support Alliance & Charity Director of Age UK said: “With a fair wind,...2023-04-04T10:39:32Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/more-than-70-organisations-call-for-a-commissioner-to-ensure-older-voices-are-heard-as-population-ages/72 organisations have joined together to call for better representation for older people across government-policy...2023-03-21T11:14:50Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/age-uk-launches-new-campaign/In January a massive 9.6 million over-60s (60%) were worried about being able to heat their homes when they wanted...2023-03-17T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/age-uk-response-to-spring-budget-2023/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said: "The standout measure for older people in the Budget was the...2023-03-15T15:14:48Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/one-in-three-older-carers-have-felt-overwhelmed-because-of-the-care-and-support-they-provide/One in three older carers have felt overwhelmed because of the care and support they provide  Three in five older...2023-03-15T14:05:01Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/age-uk-hosts-afternoon-tea-with-their-majesties-the-king-and-the-queen-consort/Age UK was delighted to welcome Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort to an afternoon tea earlier this week...2023-03-09T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/age-uk-calls-for-pre-payment-meter-amnesty/Research shows that well over half a million older households – one in four of ALL pre-payment meter customers – are...2023-03-07T00:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/older-people-are-often-waiting-far-too-long-for-the-social-care-they-need/Older people are often waiting far too long for the social care they need, warns Age UK, due to serious shortfalls of...2023-03-06T10:27:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/age-uk-responds-to-new-fuel-poverty-statistics/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said: “Despite the Government’s definition of fuel poverty...2023-02-28T13:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/age-uk-responds-to-ofgems-energy-price-cap-announcement/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said: “Despite today's announcement and the fact that wholesale energy...2023-02-27T10:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/the-crisis-in-the-nhs-is-largely-a-crisis-in-older-peoples-preventive-care-and-if-were-to-avoid-another-catastrophic-winter-in-nine-months-time-we-need-to-act-now-to-fix-it-warns-age-uk/A new in-depth report from the Charity Age UK, ‘Fixing the Foundations’, reveals how our under-funded and...2023-02-17T08:02:41Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/3.5-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 warns this means any Government decision to accelerate the rise in Pension Age will condemn millions to a...2023-01-25T00:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2023/ninety-five-charities-and-non-profit-organisations-call-on-the-chancellor-to-introduce-discounted-energy-bills-for-low-income-households/ Seven in 10 older people support a social energy tariff for low-income householdsOne in four older disabled people...2023-01-17T00:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/age-uk-calls-on-everyone-to-look-out-for-their-older-family-members-and-friends-this-wintertime/62% of older people have had to cut back on heating or powering their home recently to make ends meet.57% of people...2022-12-08T23:03:01Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/time-running-out-for-people-to-claim-cost-of-living-payment/Age UK urges all pensioners on a low income to put in a claim for Pension Credit so they don’t miss out on £324 lump...2022-12-07T00:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/almost-one-in-four-older-people-say-they-expect-this-to-be-one-of-their-hardest-christmases-yet-as-the-cost-of-living-crisis-takes-its-toll/Money worries mean millions will be cutting back on social activities, increasing the risk of loneliness – but a...2022-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/age-uks-responds-to-the-royal-college-of-nursing-rcn-announcement/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: “Now that dates for nurses’ strikes have been announced in...2022-11-25T10:37:28Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/age-uk-responds-to-autumn-statement/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: “The restoration of the triple lock next year, uprating of...2022-11-17T15:54:19Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/tv-star-ricky-tomlinson-backs-call-to-reinstate-the-state-pension-triple-lock/Ricky Tomlinson supports Age UK’s It Doesn’t Add Up campaign ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement   Life is...2022-11-15T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/strong-public-support-for-triple-lock-as-three-quarters-of-all-adults-think-the-government-should-keep-it-with-the-same-proportion-also-supporting-benefits-being-uprated-in-line-with-inflation/With the Chancellor now due to deliver his Autumn Statement within days, new polling commissioned by Age UK has found...2022-11-11T00:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/one-in-ten-uk-older-people-are-reducing-or-stopping-their-social-care-or-expect-to-do-so-in-the-coming-months-as-they-struggle-with-the-cost-of-living/One in ten UK older people are reducing or stopping their social care or expect to do so in the coming months as they...2022-11-03T12:10:30Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/levi-roots-celebrates-black-history-month-with-age-uk-barnet/Celebrity chef Levi Roots joined Age UK Barnet’s Black History Month event on Tuesday 25th October, where he came...2022-10-31T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/age-uk-responds-to-the-latest-inflation-figures-showing-the-cost-of-living-has-gone-up-10.1-in-the-past-year/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said: “The rising rate of inflation announced today only strengthens...2022-10-19T06:30:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/age-uk-responds-to-reports-that-pm-is-no-longer-committed-to-triple-lock/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said: “The Conservative party made a manifesto promise to uphold the...2022-10-18T13:30:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/age-uk-responds-to-chancellors-statement-today-in-the-house-of-commons/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said: "It's been hard keeping up with all the fiscal policy changes...2022-10-17T17:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/for-some-older-people-mental-health-was-already-in-a-fragile-place---but-the-worst-maybe-still-to-come/On World Mental Health Day 2022 Age UK is highlighting that older people are continuing to live with anxiety and...2022-10-09T11:03:01Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/government-urged-to-safeguard-essential-banking-services-as-new-research-estimates-almost-8m-older-people-still-want-their-branch/Age UK calls for improvements to new Financial Services and Markets Bill to protect older customers as research shows...2022-09-30T23:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/dr-ranj-joins-age-uk-in-urging-older-people-to-protect-their-health-by-having-an-autumn-covid-19-booster-and-a-flu-jab-as-soon-as-they-are-offered/Dr Ranj, NHS Doctor, BAFTA award-winning TV presenter, author and columnist, has joined Age UK in urging older people...2022-09-30T08:52:30Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/age-uk-response-to-to-therese-coffeys-statement-in-the-hoc-on-her-plan-for-health--social-care/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director for Age UK said: "We face one of the toughest winters on record, with the NHS...2022-09-22T15:28:11Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/2.8m-older-households-will-still-be-living-in-fuel-poverty-this-winter---despite-the-government-freezing-the-energy-price-cap/1.3 million of whom are also living on lower incomes Age UK calls for more targeted support for older people on lower...2022-09-20T23:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/age-uk-responds-to-passing-of-her-majesty-the-queen/Age UK responds to death of Her Majesty The Queen. Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: "Age UK would...2022-09-08T17:33:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/age-uk-responds-to-new-prime-ministers-energy-price-guarantee/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK: "Our initial reaction is that we recognise this is an enormous package...2022-09-08T11:30:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/incoming-pm-needs-to-act-fast-says-care-and-support-alliance-as-new-analysis-finds-2.6m-aged-50-now-have-some-unmet-need-for-social-care/Incoming PM needs to act fast, says Care and Support Alliance, as new analysis finds 2.6m aged 50+ now have some...2022-09-01T23:03:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/age-uk-responds-to-ofgems-announcement-that-price-cap-will-rise-by-80-to-3549-from-1st-october-2022/AGE UK RESPONDS TO OFGEM’S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT PRICE CAP WILL RISE BY 80% TO £3,549 FROM 1ST OCTOBER 2022 Caroline...2022-08-26T07:42:15Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/age-uk-statement-in-response-to-nhs-leaders-make-unprecedented-move-urging-government-to-act-now-on-rising-energy-costs-or-risk-rising-population-sickness-and-public-health-emergency/In response to the NHS Confed story -  NHS leaders make ‘unprecedented move’ urging Government to act now on rising...2022-08-19T10:27:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/please-listen-to-us-and-help-us-survive-this-cost-of-living-crisis-older-people-tell-rishi-sunak-and-liz-truss/Please listen to us and help us survive this cost of living crisis’ older people tell Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss    In...2022-08-17T10:32:32Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/age-uk-responds-to-ofgems-decision-to-move-to-quarterly-price-cap-changes/Decision means customers could face another energy price hike on New Year’s Day Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director...2022-08-04T08:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/age-uk-responds-to-the-launch-of-the-energy-bills-support-scheme/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: “Today's confirmation of the Energy Bills Support Scheme will be...2022-07-29T09:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/time-is-running-out-for-older-people-to-qualify-for-650-cost-of-living-payment/Age UK urges all pensioners on a low income to put in a claim for Pension Credit now or risk missing out on £650 of...2022-07-26T23:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/new-analysis-shows-older-women-are-being-especially-badly-hit-by-the-pandemic/Age UK says the Government’s Women’s Health Strategy must begin to redress the balance The latest wave of Age UK’s...2022-07-19T16:47:41Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/age-uk-please-look-out-for-older-people-as-met-office-extends-extreme-heat-alert/As the Met Office extends an Amber Extreme Heat warning from Sunday 17 into Tuesday 19 July, highlighting the risks...2022-07-18T16:03:10Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/age-uk-appeals-for-volunteers/Age UK is appealing for more volunteers to join the Charity and help make a huge difference to the lives of older...2022-05-29T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/age-uk-reacts-to-the-chancellors-package-of-financial-support-to-ease-the-cost-of-living-crisis/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: "Age UK is pleased and relieved that the Government has...2022-05-26T12:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/life-is-becoming-unaffordable-for-pensioners-on-low-and-modest-incomes-warns-age-uk/“Sometimes dinner is just biscuits” – pensioner couple Life is fast becoming unaffordable for many older households...2022-05-25T23:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/large-numbers-of-older-people-could-do-with-some-mental-health-support---but-are-less-likely-than-younger-groups-to-receive-it/During this year’s Mental Health Week Age UK is drawing attention to the fact that older people are just as likely to...2022-05-16T08:39:05Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/response-to-adass-report-on-care/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director of Age UK said: "These new figures make for grim reading and behind them are real...2022-05-13T09:44:23Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/two-million-older-households-will-be-unable-to-cover-their-essential-spending-this-year-warns-age-uk/Two million older households[i] will have insufficient income to cover their essential spending this year[ii], with...2022-05-10T23:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/age-uks-response-to-the-chancellors-spring-statement/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: “We’re pleased our call to double the value of the Household...2022-03-23T13:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/one-in-five-older-households-not-eligible-for-council-tax-rebate-to-help-with-energy-bills-are-already-living-in-poverty-or-financial-hardship-says-age-uk/New analysis from Age UK[i] shows that among older households who won’t be entitled to the £150 Council Tax rebate in...2022-03-23T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/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 urges the Chancellor to do more to help older people through the energy price crisis Nearly a quarter (24 per...2022-03-11T00:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/age-uk-statement-in-response-to-the-house-of-lords-vote-7-march----that-rejected--government-changes-to-the-care-cap-in-the-health--care-bill----clause-155/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: “At Age UK we are really pleased, and also relieved, that the...2022-03-08T09:28:07Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/age-uk-calls-on-everyone-to-look-out-for-their-older-family-members-neighbours-and-friends-following-the-three-recent-storms/With the weekend’s unprecedented storms leaving tens of thousands of people without power and others facing flooding,...2022-02-23T12:59:12Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/age-uk-press-release-new-research-shows-a-hidden-mental-health-crisis-is-debilitating-older-people/Age UK urges older friends and relatives to ‘reach out’ for help as restrictions relax and the pandemic loosens its...2022-02-18T09:41:38Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/age-uk-unless-the-government-changes-course-less-well-off-older-people-and-their-families-can-effectively-say-goodbye-to-financial-relief-from-the-much-vaunted-social-care-cap/“Unless the Government changes course, less well-off older people and their families can effectively say goodbye to...2022-02-10T11:36:11Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/age-uk-responds-to-ofgems-energy-price-rise-cap-and-package-of-support-from-government/OFGEM ANNOUNCE ENERGY PRICE CAP WILL INCREASE BY 54% FROM APRIL 2022 Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK,...2022-02-03T12:30:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/three-quarters-of-over-65s-admit-theyre-worried-about-rising-cost-of-living/AGE UK URGES OLDER PEOPLE TO CLAIM PENSION CREDIT TO HELP WITH ENERGY BILLS    “I cry a lot these days. I can’t...2022-01-29T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/number-of-older-people-worried-about-heating-their-homes-jumps-to-nearly-eight-million-as-energy-crisis-deepens/Age UK calls for urgent action as new poll shows over 80 per cent of over-65s think the Government should step in to...2022-01-21T00:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2022/astronomical-energy-price-rises-leaving-older-people-in-crisis/Age UK demands government action to prevent millions more falling into fuel poverty.2022-01-13T00:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/without-more-government-financial-help-fuel-poor-older-households-will-top-a-million-by-the-spring-new-age-uk-analysis-shows/Charity warns soaring energy costs will push an estimated 150,000 extra older households into fuel poverty this...2021-12-21T00:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/december/age-uk-responds-to-online-safety-bill-recommendations/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said: “This is a significant step in creating a safer online world for...2021-12-14T14:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/december/age-uk-response-to-white-paper-on-social-care/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director of Age UK and Co-Chair of the Care and Support Alliance said: "This White Paper...2021-12-01T16:07:46Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/december/well-over-a-million-older-people-expect-to-be-lonely-this-christmas/A friendly phone call or visit is the best Christmas present many older people say they can receiveAge UK appeals for...2021-12-01T00:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/ageuk-social-care-cap-comment/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said:   "The Government's amendment may have been passed by the House...2021-11-23T14:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/age-uk-response-to-governments-announcement-on-changes-to-the-social--care-cap/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: “The change the Government has announced makes the overall...2021-11-18T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/the-single-best-thing-older-people-can-do-for-their-health-this-autumn-is-to-have-their-booster-covid-19-jab-and-their-flu-jab/Age UK is urging all older people to stay well this winter and wherever possible to have both the Covid 19 booster...2021-11-01T12:06:04Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/age-uk-response-to-todays-budget/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director of Age UK and Co-Chair of the Care and Support Alliance said: "Today, social care...2021-10-26T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/age-uk-comment-in-response-to-cqc---state-of-care-report-increased-stability-in-social-care-and-real-collaboration-across-health-and-care-key-to-mitigating-risk-of-tsunami-of-unmet-need/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: "This report shouts out the clearest possible warning that the...2021-10-21T23:03:01Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/new-analysis-finds-council-tax-would-have-to-rise-by-an-average-10-next-year-to-allow-social-care-just-to-stand-still/New analysis finds Council Tax would have to rise by an average 10% next year to allow social care just to ‘stand...2021-10-14T23:03:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/scrapping-free-prescriptions-for-over-60s-will-hit-englands-army-of-fantastic-unpaid-carers-really-hard/The Charity is warning that some of the biggest casualties of this proposed change will be older carers. Almost one...2021-10-07T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/new-age-uk-analysis-finds-one-in-five-uk-women-pensioners-now-living-in-poverty/50-charities-say-the-sustainability-of-social-care-and-credibility-of-the-governments-plan-now-entirely-depend-on-rishi-sunaks-spending-review/50+ charities say the sustainability of social care and credibility of the Government’s plan now entirely depend on...2021-09-30T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/new-age-uk-analysis-finds-one-in-five-uk-women-pensioners-now-living-in-poverty/Figures higher still for Black and Asian UK women pensioners, at about one in three  These deeply worrying figures...2021-09-19T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/age-uk-responds-to-triple-lock-suspension/If suspending the triple lock for a single year helps get a Government deal on social care over the line then I...2021-09-07T15:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/age-uk--csa-response-to-pms-social-care-reform-announcement/Age UK & CSA statement in response to social care plans announced by PM today (7 September) Caroline Abrahams,...2021-09-07T13:12:54Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/tens-of-thousands-more-people-may-require-hospital-treatment-if-they-ration-their-medication-due-to-no-longer-being-eligible-for-free-prescriptions/Health charities, the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the British...2021-09-02T08:29:23Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/scrapping-free-prescriptions-for-over-60s-a-kick-in-the-teeth-both-for-poorly-older-people-and-the-nhs/Charity launches new campaign to save free prescriptions for 60-65s, warning it will put older people’s health at...2021-08-16T23:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/age-uk-responds-to-ofgems-energy-price-cap-rise/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: "The level at which energy prices are capped is of enormous...2021-08-06T07:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/research-pandemic-impact/Under embargo till 00.01hrs on Saturday 31 July 2021 or for Saturday’s papers Research showing just how badly the...2021-07-30T23:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/1.4-million-requests-for-care-from-older-people-turned-down-since-the-pm-promised-to-fix-care-once-and-for-all/1.4 million requests for care from older people turned down since the PM promised to “fix care, once and for all”...2021-07-23T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/ten-wasted-years/10 wasted years after the Dilnot Commission report, more than 4 in 5 of us want the PM to fulfil his pledge to “fix...2021-07-08T10:05:37Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/one-in-five-older-people-rely-on-cash-for-everyday-spending/Millions still using cash during national lockdowns Age UK calls on the Government to guarantee access to cash for...2021-06-25T23:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/since-the-pm-promised-to-fix-social-care-2-million-requests-for-formal-care-services-have-been-rejected/Charity leaders call on the PM to keep his word   The terrible, destructive impact of the pandemic makes it more...2021-06-18T08:04:41Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/socially-excluded-and-too-old-to-help/A critical report launched this week by Age UK and The Salvation Army shines a light on the specific challenges...2021-06-17T08:23:36Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/number-of-pensioners-living-in-poverty-tops-two-million/Pensioners urged to claim Pension Credit to combat poverty Len Goodman and Rustie Lee back Age UK’s call for...2021-06-15T23:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/age-uks-charity-director-awarded-a-cbe-in-the-queens-birthday-honours-2021/Caroline Abrahams, Age UK’s Charity Director, has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.2021-06-11T21:30:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/new-age-uk-research-finds-the-numbers-of-uk-over-65s-caring-unpaid-nearly-double-during-the-pandemic-to-more-than-4-million/New Age UK research finds the numbers of UK over age 65s caring unpaid nearly double during the pandemic to more than...2021-06-10T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/age-uk-and-csa-response-to-queens-speech-and-social-care/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK and Co-Chair of the Care and SupportAlliance (CSA) said:  "After an...2021-05-11T11:45:05Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/new-analysis-finds-the-pandemic-has-significantly-increased-older-peoples-need-for-social-care/New analysis finds the pandemic has significantly increased older people’s need for social care. 1 in 4 older...2021-05-10T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/new-walking-football-programme/Today, Age UK in partnership with The Football Association [The FA] and Sport England have announced the launch of a...2021-04-22T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/age-uk-responds-to-new-government-pensioner-poverty-figures/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: “New statistics out today show that pensioner poverty levels are...2021-03-25T10:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/we-all-need-to-do-our-part-to-bring-the-country-and-life-back-to-normal---rustie-lee2/Rustie Lee talks about having her vaccination even though she is a ‘big baby’ when it comes to injections TV...2021-03-17T00:03:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/1-in-10-1.4-million-aged-60-have-been-eating-less-since-the-start-of-the-pandemic/1 in 4 (3.7 million) aged 6O+ say that either they or others in their household have be unable to eat healthy and...2021-03-12T15:14:30Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/nearly-two-million-over-75s-in-england-are-still-digitally-excluded--in-a-covid-19-world/New Age UK analysis busts the myth that the pandemic has driven most older people online and calls for more support...2021-03-05T01:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/age-uk-response-to-budget-2021/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK and Co-Chair of the Care and Support Alliance said:   “We are deeply...2021-03-03T15:12:19Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/more-than-ever-its-important-to-look-out-for-older-people-this-winter/Age UK calls on everyone to do what they can to help older people to get through this spell of cold weather safely....2021-02-09T17:28:57Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2021/joint-statement-deadline-for-action-on-care-home-visiting/JOINT STATEMENT DEADLINE FOR ACTION ON CARE HOME VISITING.  As we see Coronavirus case numbers falling, we appeal...2021-02-09T09:31:55Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/12/age-uk-warns-progress-in-resuming-care-home-visiting-is-stalling/age-uk-comment-on-ons---national-crime-survey-will-now-record-data-on-domestic-abuse-for-those-aged-75/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: "We are thrilled to hear that from next year the national data...2020-12-17T15:14:54Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/12/age-uk-warns-progress-in-resuming-care-home-visiting-is-stalling/Age UK warns progress in resuming care home visiting is stalling and calls on everyone to pull together to make it...2020-12-14T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/12/dame-barbara-windsor/“Dame Barbara Windsor was a true icon and a wonderful supporter of Age UK. We are incredibly sad to hear this news....2020-12-11T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/12/older-workers-up-by-a-third/Age UK calls for early access to State Pension for those nearing State Pension Age and a reduction in the age of...2020-12-09T00:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/11/age-uk--csa-respond-to-the-chancellors-announcement-on-social-care-in-the-spending-review/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK and co-Chair of the  CSA (Care and Support Alliance) said:  “Today the...2020-11-25T14:03:50Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/11/loneliest-christmas-yet/Age UK’s No one should have no one campaign calls for vital donations so it can be there for those who have no one to...2020-11-24T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/11/new-age-uk-research-estimates-that-one-in-seven-older-people-have-had-care-reduced/New Age UK research estimates that one in seven older people who received social care prior to the pandemic have had...2020-11-21T00:03:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/11/worrying-rise-in-anxiety-and-loss-of-motivation-among-older-people/A third of older people aged 60 and over are feeling more anxious (34%) and less motivated to do the things they...2020-11-12T08:54:48Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/11/in-from-the-cold/Under embargo till 00.01hrs 7th November 2020 - or for Saturday’s papers Time for Government to bring our care...2020-11-06T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/10/age-uk-response-to-new-restrictions-on-care-workers/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: "Of course, it's logical to try to ensure care workers do not...2020-10-22T10:02:55Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/10/age-uk-response-to-a-new-report-by-the-health--social-care-committee-report/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: "It's a first, and a very welcome one, for a cross party group of...2020-10-22T09:59:07Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/10/age-uk--research-into-the-effects-of-the-pandemic-on-the-older-populations-health/As it launches its Winter Resilience Campaign, Age UK publishes new research that shows just how crushingly hard day...2020-10-16T09:06:05Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/09/age-uk-calls-on-government-to-fix-domestic-abuse-bill-blind-spot/Charities call for an end to the scandal of domestic abuse data only being collected up to the age of 74 New report...2020-09-30T09:55:37Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/07/a-year-on-from-the-pms-pledge-that-no-one-would-have-to-sell-their-home---14-people-are-wiped-out-financially-by-care-bills-each-day/Older people who have to buy their own care spent more than £7 billion in the 12 months since the PM took office Age...2020-07-23T22:04:09Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/07/age-uk-response-to-care-workers-not-being-eligible-for-the-health-and-care-visa-as-part-of-its-skilled-worker-route/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: “It’s really disappointing that the Government’s Health and Care...2020-07-13T15:49:05Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/07/age-uk-response-to-bbc-announcement-on-new-tv-licences-scheme/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: "At Age UK we're bitterly disappointed by this decision on behalf...2020-07-09T12:51:22Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/07/age-uk-statement-in-response-to--chancellors-summer-financial-statement/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: "We welcome the package of measures to tackle youth unemployment...2020-07-08T13:34:44Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/07/niall-horan-donates-ipads-to-age-uk/World-famous singer-song writer Niall Horan has donated 25 iPads to Age UK Wandsworth to help the local Charity...2020-07-06T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/07/81240-reasons-why-the-over-75s-tv-licence-should-stay-free/Huge response to Age UK survey shows TV more of a lifeline than ever for our older population - yet introducing a new...2020-07-01T22:30:21Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/06/as-lockdown-continues-age-uk-urges-people-to-look-out-for-older-relatives-and-neighbours-as-temperatures-soar/With hot weather on the way Age UK is urging people to look out for their older neighbours and relatives,...2020-06-22T12:50:43Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/06/age-uk-comment-in-response-to-hsjs-story-160620--shielding-programme-for-high-risk-patients-to-be-dropped/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: "If true the loosening of the restrictions on the million or so...2020-06-17T09:12:37Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/06/footballers-check-in-with-older-fans-during-lockdown/As part of a wider campaign to help tackle loneliness amongst older people some lucky Age UK service users and...2020-06-15T13:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/06/care-home-residents-are-being-clobbered-with-a-coronavirus-bill/Now some care home residents are being clobbered with a ‘Coronavirus bill’ Age UK says that while arguments continue...2020-06-10T14:41:26Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/06/keeping-free-tv-licences-for-over-75s-more-necessary-than-ever-in-the-age-of-coronavirus-says-age-uk/BBC's proposed charging plan would inadvertently increase the risks to older people of contracting the virus Age UK...2020-06-03T10:08:18Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/05/millions-worrying-about-the-impact-lockdown-is-having-on-mental-health/New research[i] shows that nearly three-quarters (6.4 million) people aged 70 and over in Great Britain are worried...2020-05-17T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/05/sounding-the-alarm-about-the-rising-risk-of-malnutrition-among-older-people-during-lock-down/Dramatic increases in isolation and loneliness, combined with restricted access to shopping and reduction in...2020-05-13T22:33:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/05/charity-calls-on-fca-to-secure-older-peoples-access-to-cash/Charity calls on FCA to secure older people’s access to cash through the pandemic and beyond Charity deeply concerned...2020-05-06T11:54:07Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/05/masonic-charitable-foundation-to-help-thousands-of-older-people-through-the-covid-19-crisis/Thousands of older people who have been badly affected by the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, will be given help and...2020-05-04T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/04/280000-people-aged-60-to-74-experienced-domestic-abuse/80,000 more older people suffer from domestic abuse during Government legislation delayAge UK reiterates its call on...2020-04-27T14:48:25Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/04/age-uk-response-to-more-care-home-deaths/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: “This is a shocking and utterly heart breaking estimate that will...2020-04-20T12:48:18Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/04/age-uk-response-to-chancellors-announcement-of-an-aid-package-for-charities/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said "Now and every minute of the day charities up and down the country...2020-04-09T09:19:14Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/04/age-uk-response-to-dnr-forms/OLDER PEOPLE BEING PRESSURISED INTO SIGNING DO NOT ATTEMPT CPR FORMS -   JOINT STATEMENT FROM  AGE SECTOR...2020-04-07T10:48:32Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/03/rights-of-older-people-during-pandemic/The media are reporting that governments across the world are developing ethical guidelines and decision tools to...2020-03-30T09:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/03/new-figures-show-1.9m-pensioners-still-living-in-poverty-as-age-uk-steps-up-appeal-for-donations-to-fund-vital-services-to-help-older-people-most-in-need/New Government figures published today show that there are 1.9 million pensioners in the UK living in poverty and a...2020-03-26T14:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/03/emergency-coronavirus-appeal/AGE UK LAUNCHES £10M EMERGENCY CORONAVIRUS APPEAL The Charity is urgently asking for donations to fund its vital...2020-03-19T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/03/age-uk-comment-on-social-distancing/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said: “There are some simple steps we can all take that will make a...2020-03-17T15:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/03/age-uk-on-tv-licence-fee-delay/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said: “We welcome the BBC’s decision to allow free TV Licences for...2020-03-16T13:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/03/miriam-margolyes-backs-age-uks-switched-off-campaign/With the clock ticking and now just #75days to go until free TV licences are set to be scrapped for all over-75s,[i]...2020-03-16T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/03/age-uk-comments-on-upcoming-advice-for-over-70s-to-stay-at-home/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: “Many people will be deeply shocked at the news which has broken...2020-03-15T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/03/response-to-budget-announcement/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK and Co-Chair of the CSA (Care Support Alliance) said: "Given the threat...2020-03-11T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/03/advice-coronavirus-threat/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said: "The official advice at the moment shows that if people are...2020-03-11T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/03/older-people-show-resilience-coronavirus/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said: "Old age isn't for cissies' they say and it's true that many...2020-03-10T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/03/age-uk-comment-on-corona-virus-outbreak/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said: “The coronavirus outbreak is obviously a huge worry and looks...2020-03-06T16:54:04Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/03/age-uk-comment-on-social-care-reform-talks-by-government/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: “Unfortunately, this announcement, issued on a Friday afternoon,...2020-03-06T16:51:10Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/03/tv-licence-fees-and-coronavirus/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: "We would be pleased and relieved if the BBC delayed...2020-03-06T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/03/coronavirus-staying-at-home/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said: "The coronavirus outbreak is obviously a huge worry and looks...2020-03-06T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/02/pension-credit-take-up-remains-stagnant-despite-it-being-the-only-way-over-75s-can-get-a-free-tv-licence-from-1st-june/According to new Government figures out today[i], Pension Credit take up levels remain the same as last year – with...2020-02-27T13:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/02/age-uk-response-to-cqc-report/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: “Being kept safe from the risk of abuse of all kinds is the least...2020-02-27T11:54:27Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/02/what-is-good-for-the-heart-is-good-for-the-brain/Keeping heart and blood vessels healthy reduces the risk of cognitive decline and dementia according to a new report...2020-02-14T11:36:08Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/02/age-uks-response-to-cpres-transport-deserts-report/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said: “The ongoing decline in rural buses services is continuing to...2020-02-12T16:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/02/2000-older-peoples-requests-for-care-turned-down-every-day/Over the last year half of all older people’s requests for care were unsuccessful New Age UK report on how older...2020-02-11T12:43:45Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/02/age-uk-responds-to-governments-launch-of-a-public-consultation-on-whether-to-decriminalise-tv-licence-evasion/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said: “In less than four months’ time, millions of very old people are...2020-02-05T01:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/02/age-uk-responds-to-tv-licence-fee-increase-from-154.50-to-157.50-from-1st-april-2020/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said: “A £3 a year increase to the TV licence fee may not sound much...2020-02-03T16:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/01/failure-to-resolve-tv-licences-fiasco-will-leave-hard-up-pensioners-paying-a-high-price-warns-age-uk/activity-levels-on-the-up-for-older-people/A report shows that older people aged 55 and over in England are leading the way in improving their activity levels,...2020-01-25T00:03:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/01/failure-to-resolve-tv-licences-fiasco-will-leave-hard-up-pensioners-paying-a-high-price-warns-age-uk/Cost of TV licence equivalent to over three monthly gas/ electricity bills or over five monthly water bills for...2020-01-23T01:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/01/open-letter-to-encourage-referrals-to-nhs-psychological-therapy-services/To: General Practitioners One in five over-65s living in the community are affected by depression but, despite...2020-01-14T10:56:27Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/01/older-people-encouraged-to-ditch-stiff-upper-lip-approach-to-mental-ill-health/NHS England and Age UK have joined forces in a campaign to encourage older people to access treatment for mental...2020-01-13T16:11:19Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/december/look-out-for-signs-of-malnutrition-at-christmas/  Age UK and the Malnutrition Task Force are urging everyone to look out for warning signs of malnutrition in older...2019-12-23T12:18:44Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/december/age-uks-response-to-the-queens-speech---december-2019/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: "It was encouraging to see social care near the top of the agenda...2019-12-19T12:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/december/new-age-uk-analysis-finds-our-over-80s-save-government-23-billion-a-year-through-the-unpaid-care-they-give-loved-ones/New figures by Age UK show that an army of carers amongst the oldest old in our society (80 years old and over)...2019-12-19T01:03:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/december/age-uk-calls-on-next-government-to-act-fast-to-keep-tv-licences-free-for-all-over-75s/Access to the TV is vital for older people's engagement with our fast changing world - and our democracy - charity...2019-12-11T01:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/december/lack-of-social-care-has-led-to-2.5-million-lost-bed-days-in-the-nhs-between-the-last-election-and-this-one/Over the same period these ‘social care delayed discharges’ have cost the NHS a total of £587 million, or £27,000...2019-12-05T09:43:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/december/christmas-is-the-loneliest-time/A new survey for Age UK's No one should have no one to turn to campaign finds that Christmas is the loneliest time of...2019-12-03T00:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/november/in-england-74000-older-people-have-died-or-will-die-waiting-for-care-between-the-2017-and-2019-general-elections/That's 81 older people dying a day or about three dying every hour, according to Age UK  www.ageuk.org.uk/manifesto...2019-11-22T16:27:32Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/november/floods-and-safeguarding-older-people-during-crises/Age UK is calling on the Government and essential service providers – energy, insurance, health and social care – to...2019-11-15T15:42:34Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/november/age-uk-comments-on-poor-atm-provision-across-the-uk/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said: “It’s unacceptable that so many communities are being left...2019-11-14T00:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/november/the-number-of-older-people-with-some-unmet-need-for-care-now-stands-at-1.5-million/The number of older people with some unmet need for care now stands at 1.5 million, one in seven of the entire older...2019-11-09T01:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/november/age-uk-comments-on-new-campaign-for-accessible-homes/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said: “Making sure that all new homes are accessible, flexible and...2019-11-05T11:39:37Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/october/flu-vaccination-myth-busting/Despite the overall uptake of the flu vaccination rates being fairly consistent in the past few years, there were...2019-10-26T11:03:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/october/age-uk-responds-to-the-basic-state-pension-uprating-from-april-202age-uk-responds-to-the-state-pension-uprating-of-3.9-from-april-2020/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said: “The state pension increase from next April is good news for...2019-10-16T13:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/october/age-uk-responds-to-queens-speech/On Social Care: Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK and Co-Chair of CSA (Care Support Alliance) said:...2019-10-14T12:30:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/october/age-uks-response-to-the-dcms-committee-report-bbc-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-19-tv-licences-for-over-75s/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: "We strongly agree with the Committee that the Government should...2019-10-10T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/october/age-uk-urges-government-to-abolish-section-21/AGE UK URGES GOVERNMENT TO KEEP ITS PROMISE TO DO AWAY WITH THE UNFAIR RULE WHICH ALLOWS LANDLORDS TO EVICT OLDER...2019-10-08T23:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/october/as-stis-in-older-people-continue-to-rise-age-uk-calls-to-end-the-stigma-about-sex-and-intimacy-in-later-life/To address and challenge the negative stereotypes of sex and intimacy in later life Age UK, working in partnership...2019-10-07T10:58:47Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/october/age-uk-responds-to-todays-back-to-60-judicial-review-judgement/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: “The Back to 60 and WASPI campaigns have played a massive role in...2019-10-03T12:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/october/age-uk-respond-to-nhs-englands-announcement-of-a-new-national-review-of-nhs-and-local-transport-services/Responding to Simon Stevens’ speech today at the Healthwatch Conference announcing a new national review of NHS and...2019-10-02T17:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/october/age-uk-raises-red-flag-about-the-impact-of-the-eu-settlement-scheme-on-vulnerable-older-people/Charity seeks urgent Government assurance that there will be no ‘Windrush2’ Applications from older people lagging...2019-10-02T10:21:27Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/october/at-least-200000-older-people-experienced-domestic-abuse-last-year--but-the-experiences-of-over-75s-are-being-entirely-overlooked/One in four (23%) victims of recorded domestic homicides are over the age of 60 “Night-time is my favourite part of...2019-10-02T10:03:36Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/october/age-uk-and-the-silver-line-join-forces-in-the-fight-against-loneliness/Age UK and The Silver Line have joined forces. The Silver Line, a charity for older people, is best known for its...2019-10-02T09:53:17Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/september/thousands-being-targeted-by-tv-licence-fraudsters/Charity predicts the number could rise significantly from June 2020 and calls on the next Government to restore free...2019-09-27T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/september/over-a-third-of-bank-branches-closed--statement--age-uk/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said: “The rate at which banks are closing local branches is a huge...2019-09-24T05:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/september/age-uk-welcomes-celebrity-dev-griffin-on-board/Age UK is pleased to announce that BBC Radio 1 Host and Strictly Come Dancing contestant, Dev Griffin, has come on...2019-09-12T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/september/almost-4.5-million-older-people-claim-to-have-felt-lonely-during-later-life/Cadbury Dairy Milk announces partnership with Age UK to help combat loneliness 225,000 older people often go for a...2019-09-04T16:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/september/age-uks-response-to-the-announcement-in-the-chancellors-spending-review-for-additional-funding-for-social-care/Age UK responds to The Chancellor's Spending Review  - announcing additional funding for social care.  Today, an...2019-09-04T14:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/september/charity-says-a-big-cash-injection-at-wednesdays-spending-review-is-imperative-to-avert-the-risk-of-collapse/New Age UK report lays out truly frightening trends in social care Charity says a big cash injection at Wednesday’s...2019-09-02T11:59:20Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/august/age-uk-calls-for-a-more-considered-approach-to-prescribing-medicines-for-older-people/Age UK calls for a more considered approach to prescribing medicines for our older population   Nearly 2 million...2019-08-20T10:35:11Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/august/age-uk-and-habinteg-call-for-better-accessibility-standards-in-new-homes/6.5 m older people with mobility problems Future generations of older people at risk of becoming trapped in their...2019-08-08T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/august/only-days-to-go-before-mixed-age-couples-lose-the-chance-to-claim-benefits-worth-up-to-35000-because-of-pension-credit-rule-change/AGE UK SAYS DON'T DELAY – ACT NOW! Almost a third of mixed-age couples who are entitled to claim benefits could lose...2019-08-02T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/july/age-uk-delivers-634334-strong-petition-to-new-prime-minister-at-no-10-downing-street/AGE UK DELIVERS 634,334 STRONG PETITION TO NEW PRIME MINISTER AT NO 10 DOWNING STREET Yesterday, Age UK along with...2019-07-31T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/july/older-person-becomes-fraud-victim-every-40-seconds/Official crime figures show that an older person in England and Wales becomes a victim of fraud every 40 seconds,...2019-07-30T23:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/july/age-uk-warns-that-bbcs-licence-plans-for-over-75s-simply-wont-work/Over 1.3 million with care needs risk ‘failing’ the process Almost 700,000 over-75s with dementia and 660,000...2019-07-26T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/july/comment/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK and co-Chair of the Care and Support Alliance (CSA) said: “We are...2019-07-23T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/july/big-names-join-forces-to-support-free-tv-licences-for-the-over-75s/Celebrities have signed an open letter urging the Prime Minister to save free TV licences for over-75s.2019-07-17T10:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/july/the-public-tells-government-to-keep-its-manifesto-promise-and-continue-to-fund-free-tv-licences-for-our-over-75s/New research for the charity Age UK shows there is a big groundswell of public support for the continuation of free...2019-07-05T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/june/dietary-supplements-and-brain-health/‘The best way to get nutrients for brain health is from a healthy diet’ – say experts A new report released by the...2019-07-01T10:59:43Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/june/new-paper-commissioned-by-age-uk-warns-that-the-pensions-freedoms-are-letting-down-many-ordinary-older-people-and-proposes-solutions/EXPERTS SAY THEY FEAR A SCANDAL IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS A new paper published today shows that the low take up of...2019-06-30T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/june/decision-to-axe-free-tv-devastating-for-well-over-a-million-over-75s--largely-confined-to-their-homes/Half of all over-75s – 2.2 million – have a limiting long-standing illness which means in many cases they are largely...2019-06-20T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/june/age-uk-switchedoff-petition-passes-half-a-million/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: “The fact that our SwitchedOff petition now has more than half a...2019-06-15T15:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/june/report-commissioned-by-the-bbc-told-them-that-under-their-means-testing-plan-many-of-the-poorest-pensioners-would-still-lose-out/Report commissioned by the BBC told them that under their means-testing plan many of the poorest pensioners would...2019-06-12T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/june/age-uk-responds-to-bbc-announcement-on-the-future-of-the-over-75s-licence-fee-concession/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: "Make no mistake, if this scheme goes ahead we are going to see...2019-06-10T14:53:49Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/may/falls-in-later-life-a-huge-concern-for-older-people/A survey commissioned by Age UK has found that millions of older people are worried about falling over, with 4.3...2019-05-24T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/may/placeholder/Beyond the ‘tipping point’: devastating new report for Age UK finds ‘care deserts’ in England amidst a huge local...2019-05-15T10:03:03Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/may/a-third-of-mixed-age-couples-claiming-benefits-could-lose-out-on-up-to-35000-while-waiting-for-their-younger-partner-to-reach-state-pension-age/Almost a third of mixed-age couples who claim benefits could lose out on £35,000 in the time it takes for their...2019-05-10T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/may/age-uk-response-to-sport-england-funding-for-open-data-institute-to-make-it-easier-for-people-to-get-active/Age UK response to Sport England funding for Open Data Institute to make it easier for people to get active:Caroline...2019-05-01T23:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/april2/age-uk-response-to-tsb-launching-a-fraud-refund-guarantee/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: "We have seen far too many cases where innocent people have been...2019-04-15T11:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/april2/nearly-a-million-older-people-just-one-big-bill-away-from-financial-disaster-as-new-report-shows-reality-of-trying-to-meet-the-extra-costs-of-ageing-on-a-low-income/Pensioner poverty numbers have once again increased, with two million pensioners now living in poverty and nearly a...2019-04-05T23:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/march/age-uk-responds-to-new-poverty-household-below-average-income-201718-figures/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: “We are deeply concerned that 2 million older people are now...2019-03-28T22:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/march/age-uk-response-to-todays-spring-budget/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK and Co- chair of the Care and Support Alliance (CSA) said: “Not for the...2019-03-13T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/march/women-are-bearing-the-brunt-of-the-governments-inaction-on-social-care/Women are bearing the brunt of the Government’s inaction on social care, says Age UK, with ‘sandwich carers’...2019-03-08T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/march/mental-wellbeing-brain-health/Positive mental wellbeing is related to better brain health among older adults and can even reduce the risk of...2019-03-02T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/february/call-to-claim-pension-credit-and-housing-benefit/Charity calls on all pensioners with a low income and a non-pensioner partner to put in a claim or risk missing out...2019-02-27T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/february/older-people-rely-on-neighbours/Age UK urges the UK public to stop and chat with their older neighbours in a bid to help combat loneliness. New...2019-02-11T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/february/over-two-million-over-75s-would-have-to-go-without-tv-or-cut-back-on-essentials-such-as-heating-or-eating-if-free-tv-licences-are-scrapped/Over two million over-75s would have to go without TV or cut back on essentials such as heating or eating if free TV...2019-02-08T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/february/more-than-50000-older-people-have-now-died-waiting-in-vain-for-care-during-the-700-days-since-the-government-first-said-it-would-publish-a-care-green-paper/More than 50,000 older people have now died waiting in vain for care during the 700 days since the Government first...2019-02-05T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/january/government-must-act-now-to-keep-eu-care-staff-coming-to-work-in-the-uk/Country in no position to do without willing EU care workers - with London, the South and live in care' especially...2019-01-24T12:48:21Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/january/statement-on-older-drivers/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: “Age is a pretty poor indicator of driving ability and the truth...2019-01-18T11:48:31Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/january/devastating-impact-of-policy-announcement-that-will-leave-pensioners-worse-off/Following the Government’s quiet announcement last night that from May 15th 2019 ‘mixed age couples’ – where one...2019-01-15T16:25:46Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/january/scrapping-the-free-tv-licence-could-push-more-than-50000-pensioners-into-poverty-warns-age-uk/SCRAPPING THE FREE TV LICENCE COULD PUSH MORE THAN 50,000 PENSIONERS INTO POVERTY, WARNS AGE UK Charity calls on the...2019-01-12T00:01:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/january/age-uks-response-to-the-pensions-cold-calling-ban/Age UK’s response to pensions cold-calling ban Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said: “The ban on...2019-01-10T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/january/new-page/Age UK's response to the NHS Long Term Plan  Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: “So far as older...2019-01-07T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2018/december/christmas-loneliness-statistics/New analysis by Age UK has found that 1.7 million older people in England can go for a month without meeting up with...2018-12-14T01:03:00Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2018/december/one-in-four-people-aged-50-64-dont-know-their-state-pension-age/Many people are unaware they'll receive their State Pension later than they think, warns Age UK. 1 in 4 people (24...2018-12-03T12:28:59Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2018/november/response-to-new-excess-winter-death-figures/New figures released by the ONS today show that over the winter of 2017-18 there were nearly 46,000 excess winter...2018-11-30T11:31:56Zhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2018/november/age-uk-response-to-launch-of-bbc-consultation-on-tv-licence-fees-for-over-75s/Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said: “We will continue to hold both the BBC and the Government to...2018-11-20T00:00:00Z