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Winter fuel payment cuts may force 100,000 pensioners ‘below poverty line’

Analysis shows 50,000 more people will be in relative fuel poverty next year – and another 50,000 by 2030

The Guardian - UK

‘First taste of winter’ snow in UK brings school closures and travel disruptions

Severe weather alerts in northern Scotland, Northern Ireland, central and southern Wales and eastern English counties

The Guardian - UK

‘First taste of winter’ causes travel disruption across UK as warnings issued

The Met Office issued three yellow warnings for snow and ice across the country.

Evening Standard

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Snow travel chaos hits UK as drivers warned of disruption on roads

The Met Office has issued three seperate weather alerts for snow and ice

The Independent UK

Snow shuts roads and schools as trains cancelled amid 'severe weather' alert

The Met Office issued three yellow weather alerts for snow and ice

Evening Standard

Charities warn of impact of cold weather as UK feels ‘first taste of winter’

Charities have warned that the conditions could be dangerous for vulnerable people, including the elderly.

Evening Standard

One in 10 cash machines in UK closed since 2021, figures show

Rutland has fared the worst of any area in the country, losing half of the 18 cash machines it had in June 2021.

Evening Standard

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Hot water bottle injuries soar among pensioners as energy bills rise

Research finds staggering rise in hospital treatments for hot water bottle burns among pensioners

The Independent UK

Now Reeves faces backlash from GPs, care homes and hospices over national insurance hike

While the NHS and the rest of the public sector have been shielded from the chancellor’s rise in employer contributions to national insurance, GPs and the care sector warn they will face severe strain

The Independent UK

Warning some pensioners may have to pay back winter fuel payments - here’s what you can do about it

Here’s when you may be asked to pay back your winter fuel benefits to the Department for Work and Pensions

The Independent UK

Long A&E waits for hip breaks can increase odds of death – study

Longer delays were also associated with additional time spent in hospital.

The Independent UK

UK Pensioners And Netizens Slam 'Double Whammy' As Energy Bills And Budget Cuts Loom

Analysis shows that energy bills this winter will be the highest on record for older people who previously received a winter fuel payment of up to £300.

International Business Times UK

DWP launches Pension Credit campaign after Winter Fuel Payment changes

Campaingers have welcomed the drive – but say Winter Fuel Payment changes should be scrapped

The Independent UK

A ‘lonely deaths’ epidemic is sweeping the UK as thousands go undiscovered for a week or more

Last year, 9,000 people were found at least a week after they’d died alone. Helen Coffey investigates how our increasingly fragmented society means more of us are slipping away unmourned and unnoticed

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Long-term loneliness increases the risk of stroke by 56% – study

Some 12,161 people aged 50 and over who never had a stroke were asked questions about loneliness.

The Guardian - UK

UK state pensions: are older retirees getting a bad deal?

People who receive the new state pension can get thousands a year more than those on the old basic scheme

The Guardian - UK

Perception of when old age starts has increased over time, shows study

As people get older, they revise the age they consider to be old upwards

The Guardian - UK

Frailty in older people rose sharply during austerity years, study reveals

Cuts to health spending brought in by Cameron government associated with steeper declines in wellbeing than in previous decade

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Evening Standard

Strikes will lead to patients being 'stranded' in hospital over Christmas

Experts warn that strike will make it 'difficult to ensure safe and effective care' during walkouts

The Independent UK

Ministers ‘felt up to care homes to look after themselves early in pandemic’

Age UK felt ‘quite cut off’ from the Government in the first few months of the pandemic and had to do most of its communications through the media.

The Independent UK

Many older people unable to use the internet safely or successfully – Age UK

The charity has warned that the push to move public services online risks leaving millions of older people behind.

The Independent UK

Artificial intelligence used to train staff in ‘UK first for social care sector’

An avatar – digital representation – of a real-life trainer is being piloted with the aim of training 20,000 new carers a year

The Independent UK

AI used to train workforce in ‘UK first for social care’

An avatar – digital representation – of a real-life trainer is being piloted with the aim of training 20,000 new carers a year.

The Independent UK

Over 700,000 households missed out on ‘flawed’ energy support scheme – charity

Age UK has called on the Government to recommit the unused money to help people this winter.

The Independent UK

Charities lament unfulfilled promise four years on from vow to ‘fix social care’

On July 24 2019, in his first speech as PM, Boris Johnson said the Conservatives would ‘fix the crisis in social care once and for all’.

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