http://ageukblog.org.uk A blog for everyone interested in later life and our ageing society Fri, 24 May 2013 11:14:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/ce0796e5d6cbab21522073472a1e4041?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://ageukblog.org.uk http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AgeUkBlog/~3/MuM3uapE9E0/ http://ageukblog.org.uk/2013/05/23/fuel-poverty-statistics/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 16:57:12 +0000 mervynkohler http://ageukblog.org.uk/?p=3062 The latest annual report from the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) covers the year 2011 &#8211; many energy price hikes and policy changes ago.   The headline is that in England, the numbers of households in fuel poverty fell, from 3.3m &#8230; <a href="http://ageukblog.org.uk/2013/05/23/fuel-poverty-statistics/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ageukblog.org.uk&#038;blog=15245156&#038;post=3062&#038;subd=ageukblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AgeUkBlog/~4/MuM3uapE9E0" height="1" width="1"/> http://ageukblog.org.uk/2013/05/23/fuel-poverty-statistics/feed/ 1 mervynkohler 200x160_gas_hob_g_main http://ageukblog.org.uk/2013/05/23/fuel-poverty-statistics/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AgeUkBlog/~3/jHCrPI0q4nw/ http://ageukblog.org.uk/2013/05/17/the-impact-of-bus-cuts-on-older-people-in-rural-areas/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 11:25:50 +0000 Greg Lewis http://ageukblog.org.uk/?p=3055 We have heard a lot lately from various politicians about the need to examine the universal benefits received by older people and in particular the concessionary bus pass. It seems that in the age of austerity, even something that has &#8230; <a href="http://ageukblog.org.uk/2013/05/17/the-impact-of-bus-cuts-on-older-people-in-rural-areas/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ageukblog.org.uk&#038;blog=15245156&#038;post=3055&#038;subd=ageukblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AgeUkBlog/~4/jHCrPI0q4nw" height="1" width="1"/> http://ageukblog.org.uk/2013/05/17/the-impact-of-bus-cuts-on-older-people-in-rural-areas/feed/ 3 greglewis63 bus cuts http://ageukblog.org.uk/2013/05/17/the-impact-of-bus-cuts-on-older-people-in-rural-areas/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AgeUkBlog/~3/gpvlPyaISS4/ http://ageukblog.org.uk/2013/05/14/who-would-care-for-my-mum-or-for-yours/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 14:22:12 +0000 Age UK http://ageukblog.org.uk/?p=3034 Imagine that one day your Mum is at home enjoying her retirement. She has always been highly independent, fit and well. Until the day she has a stroke. After a short stay in hospital she comes home. But life is &#8230; <a href="http://ageukblog.org.uk/2013/05/14/who-would-care-for-my-mum-or-for-yours/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ageukblog.org.uk&#038;blog=15245156&#038;post=3034&#038;subd=ageukblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AgeUkBlog/~4/gpvlPyaISS4" height="1" width="1"/> http://ageukblog.org.uk/2013/05/14/who-would-care-for-my-mum-or-for-yours/feed/ 1 ageuk -2934 http://ageukblog.org.uk/2013/05/14/who-would-care-for-my-mum-or-for-yours/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AgeUkBlog/~3/a5Yq68B7TIE/ http://ageukblog.org.uk/2013/05/10/lets-talk-money/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 12:05:17 +0000 Age UK http://ageukblog.org.uk/?p=2962 Welfare reform and the benefits system have been high on the news agenda recently, but an often overlooked issue is the persistent problem of pensioner poverty. With 1.7m pensioners (14%) currently living in poverty, and £5.5bn pounds of benefits left &#8230; <a href="http://ageukblog.org.uk/2013/05/10/lets-talk-money/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ageukblog.org.uk&#038;blog=15245156&#038;post=2962&#038;subd=ageukblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AgeUkBlog/~4/a5Yq68B7TIE" height="1" width="1"/> http://ageukblog.org.uk/2013/05/10/lets-talk-money/feed/ 8 ageuk Screen Shot 2013-04-29 at 13.42.31 http://ageukblog.org.uk/2013/05/10/lets-talk-money/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AgeUkBlog/~3/xWWBo1sEC3E/ http://ageukblog.org.uk/2013/05/08/queen-announces-landmark-legislation-for-older-people/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 15:27:09 +0000 Age UK http://ageukblog.org.uk/?p=3028 We have repeatedly called for improvements to the pensions system and for urgent changes to the shambles that passes for our system of social care and today in the Queen’s Speech two of our proverbial buses arrived at once. The &#8230; <a href="http://ageukblog.org.uk/2013/05/08/queen-announces-landmark-legislation-for-older-people/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ageukblog.org.uk&#038;blog=15245156&#038;post=3028&#038;subd=ageukblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AgeUkBlog/~4/xWWBo1sEC3E" height="1" width="1"/> http://ageukblog.org.uk/2013/05/08/queen-announces-landmark-legislation-for-older-people/feed/ 23 ageuk 440x210_queens_speech_2012_copyright_uk_parliament_flickr_May2012 http://ageukblog.org.uk/2013/05/08/queen-announces-landmark-legislation-for-older-people/