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The impact of council tax on older people's income
- Authors:
- KENWAY Peter, PANNELL Jenny
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 26p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Help the Aged commissioned this report from the New Policy Institute to consider the evidence about the council tax burden on older people, and to formulate a number of policy recommendations. The findings and conclusions cover three areas: the impact of council tax on pensioners; the council tax benefit system; and goals and supporting policies on council tax and council tax benefit that pensioners and their organisations could consider supporting.
Life at the edge
- Authors:
- MORBEY Hazel, PANNELL Jenny, MEANS Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.8.03, 2003, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on research from the University of the West of England which evaluated a three-year programme funding 17 projects for older homeless people's services. The projects involved Help the Aged, the Housing Associations' Charitable Trust and Crisis. Services provided included: street outreach and day centre services; resettlement and tenancy sustainment; and housing and benefits advice. The study challenged traditional images of older homeless people and found that a combination of difficult experiences and circumstances can often lead to homelessness. The study also revealed how voluntary agencies working in this area also survive on the margins and have difficulties in funding services.
Surviving at the margins: older homeless people accessing housing, care and support
- Authors:
- MORBEY Hazel, PANNELL Jenny, MEANS Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 6(1), February 2003, pp.8-13.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Older people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness have been the 'forgotten homeless' in policy debates and service provision, They tend to be less vocal than other groups and the low priority has an impact on older people's health needs. This article examines the work of two national charities, Help the Aged and the Housing Associations Charitable Trust.