Age UK
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| Web site | www.ageuk.org.uk |
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| Founded | April 1 |
| 2009 | |
| Headquarters | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Type of business | Charitable organization |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 405848 |
About Age UK
Age UK is a registered charity in the United Kingdom, formed on 25 February 2009, and launched on 1 April 2009, which combines the operations of the previously separate charities Age Concern and Help the Aged to form the UK's largest charity for older people.
Prof Sir Chris Whitty says UK faces rural and coastal ageing crisis
... " Paul Farmer, chief executive at Age Uk, called for a cross-government ageing strategy, and a minister for older people to help drive forward change...
Campaigners call for more energy support for vulnerable households
... The open letter, signed by NEA, Citizens Advice, Age Uk, and the MoneySavingExpert website amongst others, said that " short-term, targeted support" was needed to " protect the most vulnerable households in and on the edge of fuel poverty"...
Lib Dems to launch conference with £5bn-a-year free social care plan
... Last year, analysis by Age Uk found that 2...
Fine threat if banks fail to provide access to cash
... But a recent survey by Age Uk suggested that, among those who were uncomfortable about digital banking, the key concerns were fraud and scams, a lack of trust in online banking services, and a lack of computer skills...
Virgin Money to shut a third of its UK bank branches
... Age Uk said older or vulnerable people could struggle with online banking and called for more " banking hubs" which are spaces shared by several High Street lenders, meant to help communities that have seen all their bank branches close...
Fitness to drive: 'People should plan retirement from driving'
... Caroline Abrahams, charity director of Age Uk, said: " Our view, and the research backs up the notion, is that age is a pretty rotten proxy for ability to drive...
More than 20 councils replacing pay and display parking machines with apps
... " Caroline Abrahams, charity director at Age Uk, said there should always be an off-line payment option to avoid excluding older people and others without a smartphone...
Online banking fears prompt call for more hubs
... Age Uk said many people who were older or on lower incomes wanted to interact in person when dealing with money...
Health Secretary Steve Barclay defends delay to social care cap
The health secretary has defended The Delay to a cap on care costs in England, saying it will allow more funding for social care.
Under the plans people would have paid no More Than £86,000 towards their personal care during their lifetime.
Steve Barclay said The Delay was a " difficult decision" but the government was committed to the reforms.
He told The Bbc The Extra funding would help with discharging people from hospitals more quickly.
Mr Barclay said the " prime cause" of these issues was related to social care as people who were ready to be discharged could not be.
He added that This Was having a knock-on affect on ambulance delays and challenges in A& E.
" We're prioritising the funding we need to get that flow into The Hospitals and key amongst that is Getting More funding into social care, " Mr Barclay told The Bbc 's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme.
Mr Barclay said there would be £2. 8bn of funding for social care over The Next year and £4. 7bn the year after, allowing 200,000 more care packages to be delivered over The Next two years.
People who are well enough to leave hospital are often not able to is because of a lack of support or care home places in the community.
The Social care cap had been due to come into effect in October 2023 but will now be delayed by two years.
because of staff shortages and financial pressures.
But The Charity Age Uk has said The Delay to capping " catastrophic" care costs " raises serious questions over whether it will ever be introduced at all".
Source of news: bbc.com
