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Ticket to ride: the Transport Act 2000 and the case for free nationwide bus travel
- Author:
- SEARS Bob
- Publisher:
- National Pensioners Convention
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 36p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The vast majority of pensioners rely on public transport to enable them to be independent and mobile and to take advantage of social activities. The NPC therefore welcomes the Transport Act 2000 which grants free nationwide bus travel for pensioners and the disabled.
Autumn Statement 2016: Age UK representation
- Author:
- AGE UK
- Publisher:
- Age UK
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 14
- Place of publication:
- London
Sets out what Age UK would like to see in the Autumn Statement 2016, focusing on the role of public infrastructure in supporting independence; the role of the private sector; health and care; housing; energy efficiency; adequate incomes for current and future pensioners; the digital economy; integrated transport services; and cross-disciplinary research into ageing. The paper argues that the Government must prioritise a proper, coordinated approach to health and care policy, including recognition of the contribution of people who are paying for their own care, building in flexibility across the system so that savings in one sector (NHS) can be shared across the other (social care). It suggests that the need for an immediate, and significant injection of funding into social care is now inescapable and argues that it may also be possible to use infrastructure spending to relieve the pressure on health and care services, for example by looking afresh at new models of housing, integrated transport services and better use of the existing NHS estate. In addition, the paper contends that Local Government must be supported to provide the local infrastructure network that will enable an ageing population to remain independent. (Edited publisher abstract)
The age agenda 2006: public policy and older people
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 104p.
- Place of publication:
- London
. This annual publication provides an overview of public policy on ageing and older people. It outlines significant policy developments and trends during 2005 and looks ahead to likely developments in 2006 and beyond. It provides a reference on the major policy issues affecting older people including pensions, age discrimination, health, social care, housing, work, learning, transport, crime and local services.
Speaking up for our age: report of the UK national conference; 27 November 2002, Sadler's Wells, London
- Author:
- HELP THE AGED
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- London
One in five people in the UK are aged 55 or over. But are they having a big enough say in the decisions that affect their lives? Speaking Up for Our Age is a national campaign by Help the Aged to give older people the chance to make their voices heard on the things that matter to them. By working together in forums, older people can influence the future development of a wide range of local and national issues, including transport, community safety, health and pensions.
Stop pensioner poverty now: older people - ignored and forgotten
- Author:
- HELP THE AGED
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Poverty comes in many different shapes and sizes. but by the government's own admission, and in spite of its claims of commitment to social justice, today's pensioners are very often poor not only in terms of the income they receive, and the quality of their neighbourhoods but also the opportunities available to them to take a full part in society. This document calls upon the government to match its publicly stated commitment to ending child poverty with similar energy on behalf of older people. Fundamental to this is the establishment of a decent universal basic state pension that will deliver basic needs. And there are also more focused reforms and initiatives that we believe will address some of the worst areas of pensioner poverty, that are urgently needed now. These are: bridging the huge gulf between entitlement and claim rates of pensioner benefits; radical improvement in the addition at age 80 to the weekly state pension, which currently stands at a derisory extra 25p: making work pay for poorest pensioners with a decisive increase in the earnings disregard, to £75 a week: ending, the indefensible anomaly whereby disability before age 65 brings a mobility benefit currently denied to those over the age of 65: preventing the scandal of over 20,000 winter deaths each year of older people that happen because we cannot manage the effects of winter cold: helping pensioners to take a fuller part in their neighbourhoods through initiatives such as improved street lighting and consistent free travel opportunities.
Speaking up for our age: a report of the regional conferences held across the UK, Spring 1999
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Reports the regional conferences held in Chester, Grantham, Cardiff, Bristol, London and Stirling (the Northern Ireland conference is reported separately). The conferences explored a range of issues associated with setting up a local group. Workshops were held at each conference on: pensions, transport, affordable warmth, and making use of the media.
Speaking up for our age: national conference report, 23 June 1999
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This national conference was the culmination of a three-month campaign to encourage older people to make their voices heard. After a ministerial address, conference received feedback from the seven regional conferences, included in that campaign, on transport, home heating, media coverage of older people's issues, and pensions, held workshops on the same topics, and heard news of current projects.
The coming of age in Europe: older people in the European Community
- Editor:
- DAVIES Liz
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 200p.,diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Comparative study of provision for older people in the European Community. Identifies trends and highlights good practice in a variety of fields, including employment and retirement, pensions and benefits, housing, transport, leisure and health care. Uses case studies as illustrations.