Tag: Independent Age

Actors Jane Asher, Sheila Reid, Sue Holderness and Vincent Ebrahim are calling on the UK Government to introduce a single water social tariff, as concern grows over the number of older people on low incomes struggling to afford their water bills. The stars have teamed up with the national charity for older people in financial hardship Independent Age to support a petition urging the Government to end the current postcode lottery of water bill support across England and Wales. While every water company offers some form of social tariff to support customers on a low income with paying their water bill, eligibility and levels of…

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National charity Independent Age is distributing £1.5 million in funding to projects supporting carers aged over 65 who are living on a low income. The focus for this round of Independent Age’s Older People’s Fund is on improving access to community-based and in-person advice for older carers on a low income, which can make a significant difference to their financial wellbeing. This funding is aimed at organisations that understand the financial challenges that caring can bring for older people, including reduced income, increased costs, housing issues and barriers to support. The funding is dedicated to support both older carers and the older people they care for, recognising the impact of caring across whole households. Funding…

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National charity Independent Age has awarded more than £1.7 million to 11 advice charities across the UK to provide much-needed advice and support to older people on lower incomes. Grants will be distributed to charities in Scotland, Kingston upon Hull, Wrexham, and North London to support older people facing financial hardship. This third round of funding brings the total grants awarded through Independent Age’s Boosting Advice Fund to £6.6 million.  The organisations receiving funding are in high-priority areas based on census data indicating high populations of older people on low income. Each round of the Boosting…

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National charity Independent Age and 12 other organisations1 have teamed up to send an open letter to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Pat McFadden, calling for an end to the mixed age couples rule. The rule, introduced in 2019, could be preventing around 70,000 low-income couples from receiving entitlements specifically for older people until they both reach State Pension age, leaving affected couples up to £7,000 worse off a year. As well as the range of organisations calling for change, new polling from Independent Age shows that…

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