We're campaigning for equality and fair treatment for older people in all areas of life.
Though older people are less likely to be victims of violent crime, their fear of crime is very real and should be a priority issue for police and policy makers.
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Older people are discriminated against at all stages of the employment process, from recruitment and training, through to redundancy and retirement.
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Older people struggle to get the insurance, financial products and advice more easily available to younger people.
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As our population continues to age, it is crucial to ensure that more older people spend a greater proportion of their lives in good health.
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Accurate statistics for older homeless people do not exist. However some estimates reveal there could be up to 42,000 homeless older people in England and Wales alone.
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Hundreds of thousands of older people live in poorly built, damp and hard to maintain homes. One third of homes occupied by older people fail the Government’s Decent Homes standards.
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A significant number of older people provide regular unpaid care for a relative or friend. But too many older carers don’t receive the financial or social support they need.
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Over 50s spend over £175bn a year. However, older people are excluded from benefits and deals that younger consumers enjoy and are more vulnerable to unscrupulous door-to-door sales people.
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Hit hard by the rising cost of living, one in five UK pensioners now lives below the poverty line. Many older people live on a meagre pension and are unable to obtain benefits that could help them.
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For older people their local Post Office is more than just a convenience, it is a place to meet friends, do their banking, pay bills, and fill in benefit forms.
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Help the Aged believes action is needed to ensure older people who are not familiar with or do not have access to the internet are not excluded.
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Better quality, cheap, reliable and accessible transport is urgently required to prevent the exclusion of older people from society.
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Read more about our campaigning work on Transport
