Debt and Older People: how age affects attitudes to borrowing   
Although people are less likely to borrow as they get older, more and more of us are entering retirement with mortgages still to pay off and other liabilities. This report calls for better financial education and signposting of support.

ISBN: 978-1-84598-033-7 
Date of publication: 2008
Pages: 70
Price: £30.00

Financial Abuse and Older People: a review from the literature
Financial abuse is the commonest form of abuse, but is little understood, complex, diverse and difficult to detect. This report suggests ways to recognise and prevent it.

Date of publication: 2008
Pages: 36
Price: Free
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Financial Exclusion among Older People
Part of a Help the Aged programme on financial exclusion, this research reveals the difficulties older people have with today's high-tech systems of accessing cash. The resulting exclusion can mean that those who can least afford it pay more for goods and services.

ISBN: 1-84598-015-8
Date of publication: 2007
Pages: 36
Price: £6.00

Losing the Post Office Card Account: how future changes may affect older people
When the Government announced its decision to terminate the Post Office Card Account, many older people complained because the upshot will be that their ability to access their pensions will be severely curtailed. The decision will also have a profound effect on the future of the post office network itself. This report looks at the ramifications of the Government's policy from the point of view of older people.

ISBN: 1-84598-019-0
Date of publication: 2006
Pages: 16
Price: £2.00

Lost in the Money Maze: how advice agencies and credit unions can help older people cope with today’s financial systems    
The way financial services are accessed today can be challenging for older people. But much can be done to make it easier for them.

Date of publication: 2008
Pages: 20
Price: Free
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Meeting the Challenge: defeating pensioner poverty
How government could help the millions of pensioners who struggle to make ends meet.

Date of publication: 2007
Pages: 5
Price: Free
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Necessities of Life: older people's experiences of poverty
Perceptions of what constitute the everyday essentials are, for many older people, startingly modest. As this research report shows, people in some of the most disadvantaged sections of society expect very little of life and do not regard themselves as being deprived, or as living in poverty.
Through the voices of older people, this report reveals the true impact of low incomes on quality of life for senior citizens living in the UK.

ISBN: 1-84598-013-1
Date of publication: 2006
Pages: 63
Price: £10

Pensions Not Pin Money: ensuring a decent retirement for all
This report revisits the key questions addressed in the publication A Future We Can Trust: pensions or pin money? (Help the Aged 2002). It asks what progress has been made and what should now be done to secure fair and adequate pensions, now and in the future. It is widely agreed that reform of the pensions system is urgently needed. But how should this be done? In this report Help the Aged, with the involvement of the Third Age Employment Network, sets out the key principles which it believes should drive reform.

ISBN: 1-904528-91-0
Date of publication: 2005
Pages: 32
Price: Free
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