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The Latest Breaking News from Age UK

How much is Attendance Allowance? Pensioners could be missing out on hundreds of pounds a month

Age UK is urging pensioners to take advantage of attendance allowance

Evening Standard

Coronation Street's Todd star Gareth Pierce applauded after taking on SAS-style challenge for amazing cause

The actor, who plays Todd Grimshaw in the ITV soap, spent his weekend taking part in a mountain race

Manchester Evening News

Lack of NHS home care ‘forces 855,000 older people into English hospitals each year’

Age UK says acute shortage of services outside hospitals is resulting in elderly people suffering avoidable harm

The Guardian - UK

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Charity calls for drastic reform of social care for the elderly

Age UK has published a report calling for change in how care for older people is approached.

The Independent UK

Millions of older people borrowing to pay soaring bills, study shows

Age UK found one in five people aged 50 to 69 have had to borrow more or lumber themselves with extra credit to make ends meet

Daily Mirror

Older people at risk of being excluded from digital world, says charity

Age UK said councils must remember when digitising their services that not everyone is online.

The Independent UK

Millions in UK fear they will not be able to afford to care for elderly parents, research suggests

A majority of those polled were worried about the stress of providing care for an ageing parent

The Guardian - UK

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Moving Windrush compensation scheme would cause delay, says Braverman

The Home Secretary said changes have been made to simplify the scheme for users and said it should be kept under the Home Office remit.

The Independent UK

New calls for more financial support for older people forced to work until they reach State Pension age

Nearly half of non-retired people think they will be working beyond State Pension age.

Daily Record

Age UK highlights evidence of ‘great un-retirement’ as living costs bite

The charity said it is continuing to hear from older people whose retirement plans are being hit by the impact of inflation.

The Independent UK

Sunderland pensioner turns off fridge and sits in the dark to save on energy bills

Channel 4's Britain’s Forgotten Pensioners: Dispatches showed how the cost of living crisis is taking its toll

Chronicle Live

New Attendance Allowance application trial being offered to 60 people making a new claim each week

Invitations are currently being offered to older people who meet the current scope of the DWP trial.

Daily Record

Almost 2 MILLION elderly people turned off heating last winter as energy costs soared

A study by National Energy Action for a Dispatches probe found three in five over-65s used their heating less than usual - and one in five went to bed early to stay warm

Daily Mirror

Map of where high street banks are closing in Merseyside

Our special tool shows you the areas where banks are due to shut down

Liverpool Echo

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The Guardian - UK

Postal ballot ID may lead some voters to ‘give up’, says Age UK

Charity says quietly-announced ‘sledgehammer to crack a nut’ policy will not receive scrutiny from MPs

Insider UK

Find out which banks are closing in your area

This year's closures will leave five communities in Scotland without access

Manchester Evening News

Hundreds of Santander, Barclays, NatWest, Lloyds and HSBC banks are closing this year - the full list

460 bank branches are set to close across the UK this year - leaving 109 communities in England without a single bank on the high street

Daily Mirror

UK bank closures IN FULL including Santander, Barclays and HSBC - search your town

A total of 397 branches have closed or will close in England in 2023, along with 37 in Wales, 20 in Scotland, and five in Northern Ireland - use our map to see how your town will be affected

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Daily Record

Attendance Allowance claim form tips which could help more older people get up to £101 each week

A successful claim for Attendance Allowance is worth either £272.40 or £407 every four-week pay period.

Daily Record

New Attendance Allowance application trial being offered to 60 people making a new claim each week

Invitations are being offered to older people who meet the current scope of the DWP trial.

The Independent UK

How older people can learn online banking skills – as report finds many over-65s don’t manage money online

From digital training sessions to help from relatives, there are a number of options for older people who want to grow their online banking skills.

The Independent UK

Two in five over-65s with bank account ‘do not manage their money online’

Age UK has raised fears about the potential for older people being at risk of financial exclusion.

The Independent UK

Call for social care road map as system is ‘so close to breaking point’

The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services commissioned a report on the changes needed in the sector.

Bristol Post

Hundreds of Bristol over-65s live alone with no central heating

Data from the 2021 census revealed scale of the issue across the country

Manchester Evening News

Thousands of elderly people in Greater Manchester living alone without central heating

Age UK described new analysis released today as 'of tremendous concern'

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