Tag Archives: Caroline Abrahams

Age UK urges the Chancellor to do more to help older people through the energy price crisis

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 still in October. Nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of older households ...

andrew 2392 views 0 likes Mar 9, 2022

One in ten people aged 60 plus eat less during the pandemic

New study shows that 1 in 10 people aged 60+ have been eating less since the start of the pandemic and could be at greater risk of becoming malnourished. A new study from charity Age UK reveals that 1 ...

andrew 2369 views 0 likes Mar 11, 2021

Age UK and the Malnutrition Task Force sound the alarm about the rising risk of malnutrition among older people during lockdown.

Age UK and ‘Dramatic increases in isolation and loneliness, combined with restricted access to shopping and reduction in essential care and support could leave many more older people malnourished or a ...

andrew 1850 views 0 likes May 13, 2020

Pensioners to pay a high price for TV licence fiasco

With fewer than 130 days to go until free TV licences for the over-75s are due to be scrapped, if current plans are allowed to go ahead, the charity Age UK is warning that the cost of funding their ow ...

Mark 1518 views 0 likes Feb 20, 2020